Sandy Orford
Edwin J. Orford (5 December 1911 – 1986), also known by the nickname of "Sandy", was a Welsh professional wrestler of the 1940s and 1950s, wrestling trainer of the 1950s and 1960s, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Dewsbury and Bradford Northern (three spells, including one as a World War II guest), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 449), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
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Full name | Edwin James "Sandy" Orford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pontypool district, Wales | 5 December 1911|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1986 (aged 74–75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: englandrl.co.uk |
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