George Keith Froome was an Australian rugby league player.
14 Facts About Keith Froome
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Keith Froome was a halfback for the Australian national team.
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Keith Froome played in eight Tests between 1948 and 1949 as captain on two occasions.
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Keith Froome was a talented soccer player as a youngster and played first grade and district representative cricket in Newcastle.
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Keith Froome had first represented in rugby league for New South Wales in 1941.
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Keith Froome was stationed at Goulburn and though restricted in availability signed to play with Sydney's Newtown club in 1943 and played two first grade games that year.
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Keith Froome returned to Newtown after the war and played all of his first grade football with the club from 1946 to 1950 scoring 288 points as a goalkicking half-back in 72 first grade games.
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Keith Froome made his Australian Test debut in 1948 in the domestic series against New Zealand and played in both Tests kicking five goals in all.
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Keith Froome was the tour's leading goalkicker finishing with 39 goals in his 16 appearances ahead of John Graves's 35 goals.
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Keith Froome captained Australia in both Tests of the series to a loss and a win and played in three additional tour matches scoring 2 tries and 11 goals in all.
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At the tail end of his playing career Keith Froome coached a country side in Gunnedah.
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Keith Froome had a career in the club industry and as a liquor sales representative.
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Keith Froome succumbed to cancer aged 57 on 28 January 1978.
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In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Keith Froome was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century.