Bill Pearson

Bill Pearson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 60s. A Queensland interstate representative centre, he played club football in Ipswich, Brisbane and Bundaberg, usually at five-eighth.
In 1955 Pearson started playing for Ipswich's West End club. In 1957 he became a regular centre for the Queensland rugby league team's annual matches against New South Wales.
Pearson moved to Brisbane, playing with the Northern Suburbs club. He played for the Maroons against Great Britain in 1958. Pearson also played for Brisbane in the Bulimba Cup. In the 1961 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership's grand final Pearson captained Norths at five-eighth and was instrumental in his team's victory over Fortitude Valley.
In 1964 Pearson moved to Bundaberg where he started playing for the Brothers club in the forwards and became captain coach. In 1965 Brothers reached the grand final in which Pearson was sent off, his team losing to Wanderers. However, in the grand final the following year Brothers defeated Natives. In 1966 he also captained Wide Bay's state championship winning team. In 1967 the Pearson-led Brothers side won the premiership again. That year he also represented Bundaberg against the Australian national team.