12 Facts About Howard Hallett

Howard Hallett was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach for South Sydney of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership.

Howard Hallett represented for New South Wales and Australia and is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Howard Hallett graduated with Souths in 1908, the first season of rugby league in Australia and made his debut in the first-grade team in 1909.

Howard Hallett was a playing member of three premiership-winning teams; 1909,1914 and 1918.

Howard Hallett was first selected to play for New South Wales in 1911.

Howard Hallett toured with New South Wales to New Zealand in both the 1913 inaugural tour and 1914.

Howard Hallett retired from first-grade in 1924 and in 1925 he was back at Souths as coach.

Howard Hallett coached the team through their only unbeaten season; twelve games.

Howard Hallett coached his team to the top of the premiership ladder, with eleven points separating Souths from the Glebe Dirty Reds, and took the team on to win the first finals series.

Howard Hallett retired from coaching at the end of the 1926 season.

Hallett's son, Howard Hallett Jnr, played 7 seasons for South Sydney between 1940 and 1949.

In February 2008, Howard Hallett 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.