Bob Gehrke

Robert Leslie Gehrke (25 April 1938 – 18 September 2007) was an Australian rugby league player.^[1]

Bob Gehrke

Personal information
Full name	Robert Leslie Gehrke
Born	(1938-04-25)25 April 1938
Died	18 September 2007(2007-09-18) (aged 69)
Playing information
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	12 st (168 lb; 76 kg)
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–63 South Sydney 4 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1958–61 Queensland 8 2 0 0 6 1961 Australia

A hooker, Gehrke played with Brisbane Valleys and Redcliffe in his native Queensland. He gained a national call up in 1961 for a tour of New Zealand, but was unable to displace Ian Walsh as Test hooker and featured in only the minor matches. In 1962, Gehrke transferred to South Sydney, where had the misfortune of breaking an ankle on his first-grade debut, and subsequently received limited opportunities.^[2]

Gehrke served as an Australia Army corporal and was based for a time in Papua New Guinea.^[3]