Fri. Apr 4th, 2025

1960s icons Johnny King and Billy Wilson inducted into the81stminute.com Hall of Fame

Icons of the 1960s, Johnny King and Billy Wilson have been inducted into the81stminute.com Hall of Fame after voting was completed on Facebook, X and via email.

King, a flashy winger from Gilgrandra and local St George junior Wilson, a rugged prop, played together for three seasons in the early 1960s before Wilson left the Big Red V to help lead the North Sydney Bears back to glory.

Other nominees from the 1960s era were Ron Lynch and Brian Hambly.

Hall of Fame (the81stminute.com)

Johnny King
1942 –
St George 191 games (143 tries)
Australia 15 games (8 tries)
NSW (10 games) 11 tries)

Billy Wilson
1927 – 1993
St George 171 games
Norths 65 games
Australia 12 games
NSW 6 games

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