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Biography
John "Jack" Hirst (c. 1936 – 19 October 2012 in Wakefield) was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s playing at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Castleford, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #759), Bradford Northern, Bramley, and Oulton Miners Welfare (now named Oulton Raiders) as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
County honours
Jack Hirst won a cap playing Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, for Yorkshire while at Castleford scoring 1-try in the 20-45 defeat by Lancashire at St. Helens' stadium on 11 September 1963.
County League appearances
Jack Hirst played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.
Genealogical information
Jack Hirst was the father of the rugby league footballer for Hunslet, Keighley, Huddersfield, and Oulton Raiders, John Hirst (not to be confused with rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s for Wakefield Trinity, John Hirst).