Desmond Lloyd Drummond was an England and Great Britain international rugby league footballer who played on the wing in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
12 Facts About Des Drummond
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Des Drummond signed for Leigh almost by accident, having travelled to watch his older brother Alva Drummond play for the reserve team.
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Des Drummond made such an impact that he was offered a professional contract within the week.
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Des Drummond scored 141 tries in his 280 appearances for Leigh.
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Des Drummond played his first game for Warrington on Sunday 8 February 1987.
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Des Drummond was left out of the squad for the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia after defending himself from a spectator who rushed onto the pitch shouting racial abuse.
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Des Drummond played his last game for Warrington and he finished his 182-game career on 26 April 1992, having scored 69 tries.
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Des Drummond then enjoyed an Indian summer at Workington Town, where he returned to Old Trafford twice in the Divisional Premiership, losing to Featherstone Rovers in 1993 and beating London Crusaders in 1994, he scored try from a Tony Kay assist.
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Des Drummond announced his retirement at the end of the season, but was persuaded to come out of retirement a year later, and went on to play for Chorley and Barrow.
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Des Drummond's rise to celebrity status was precipitated by his performances in the televised all-around sports competition Superstars, finishing second in the 1983 Series final, and clocking a world competition record 10.85 seconds for the 100 metres.
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Des Drummond took the hurdles in his stride, hurdled the vaulting horse, and would leap to the top of the wall without using the scrambling rope.
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Des Drummond died on 29 January 2022, at the age of 63.