11 Facts About Cec Blinkhorn

Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.

Cec Blinkhorn played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and represented New South Wales and Australia.

Cec Blinkhorn primarily played on the wing and has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Cec Blinkhorn was graded to Norths in 1914 and made his debut against South Sydney on 15 August, 1914 at North Sydney Oval, and for five years he was the team's leading try-scorer.

Cec Blinkhorn spent the 1919 season at Souths, where he met fellow winger, Harold Horder.

In 1920, Horder and Cec Blinkhorn moved to Norths, where they remained until 1923.

Cec Blinkhorn was a member of the premiership winning Norths teams of 1921, where the team went through undefeated, and 1922 when Norths met Glebe in the Grand final.

Cec Blinkhorn was first selected to play for Australia in 1921.

Cec Blinkhorn played one further Test against England in 1924.

In February 2008, Cec Blinkhorn was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.

Cec Blinkhorn was described by some who saw him play as the only player to have possessed a triple sidestep.