Elton Rasmussen was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
10 Facts About Elton Rasmussen
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Elton Rasmussen was a second-row with the St George Dragons during the second half of their 11-year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966.
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Elton Rasmussen was a representative in the Australian national team from 1959 to 1962 and from 1967 to 1968.
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Elton Rasmussen played in two Tests and fifteen minor matches on tour.
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Elton Rasmussen relocated to New South Wales and joined St George in 1962.
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Elton Rasmussen played 122 games for St George till 1968 and played in five successive winning Grand finals from 1962 to 1966, the first at lock and the rest in the second-row.
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Elton Rasmussen represented again for Australia in 1962 against Great Britain, made a second Kangaroo tour in 1967 playing in all six Tests and twelve minor touring matches.
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Elton Rasmussen captain-coached Brisbane Souths in 1969 and again earned Queensland representative honours in that year.
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Elton Rasmussen died suddenly in 1978 from a heart attack at Greenmount near Toowoomba, Queensland aged 42.
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In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Elton Rasmussen was named at lock forward in the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century.