Mick Mullane Sr.

Maurice James Mullane (1924–2008) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.

Mick Mullane

Personal information
Full name	Maurice James Mullane
Born	(1924-05-23)23 May 1924 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	13 April 2008(2008-04-13) (aged 83) Sydney, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947–50 Newtown 44 17 0 0 51 1951–53 St. George 12 3 1 0 11 Total 56 20 1 0 62 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1950 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
Relatives	Greg Mullane (son) Mick Mullane Jr. (son) Jye Mullane (grandson)

Playing career

'Mick' Mullane started his career at Newtown just after he returned from war service. He played four years of first grade with the Bluebags and represented N.S.W. in 1950. He moved to the St. George club in 1951,^[2] but suffered a season ending leg injury in a trial game. The turned out for the Saints the following year before retiring at the conclusion of the 1953 season.

'Mick' Mullane was the father of Mick Mullane Jr. and Greg Mullane, both first grade rugby league players in the 1970s.^[3]

Death

Maurice James 'Mick' Mullane died in Sydney on 13 April 2008, 40 days short of his 84th birthday.^[4]