Ron Crowe

Ronald John Crowe (25 November 1932 – 24 September 2013) was an Australian rugby league player.^[1]

Ron Crowe

Personal information
Full name	Ronald John Crowe
Born	(1932-11-25)25 November 1932 West Wyalong, NSW, Australia
Died	24 September 2013(2013-09-24) (aged 80)
Playing information
Position	Front-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962 South Sydney 15 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1960–66 New South Wales 16 1 0 0 3 1961–66 Australia 5 0 0 0 0

Crowe was born in the town of West Wyalong in New South Wales. One of six siblings, Crowe had a nomadic childhood on account of his father's work as a contractor, attending several schools growing up. He was a wood cutter by trade and made his first-grade debut for West Wyalong at the age of 16.^[2]

Known as "Dookie", Crowe was a Riverina and NSW Country representative prop during the 1950s, then in 1960 made his full state debut in the interstate series against Queensland.^[3] He appeared in five Tests for Australia, which included two matches on a 1961 tour of New Zealand. In 1962, Crowe had a season with South Sydney, where he would commute from West Wyalong to play. He coached West Wyalong to premierships in 1965, 1966 and 1968.^[2]

Crowe's son in law, Ron Pilon, was a Newtown and Balmain first-grade forward.^[4]