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Rugby league legend Paul Langmack dies at 61
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Rugby league legend Paul Langmack has died from a heart attack at the age of 61.
Langmack won three premierships as a ball-playing forward and five-eighth with Canterbury in an illustrious 314-game first-grade career with the Bulldogs, Magpies and Roosters. He also spent two seasons playing for Halifax in the Super League.
A former NSW Blues representative, Langmack also coached South Sydney for two seasons in 2003-4.
“Langers” was one of rugby league’s greatest characters, affectionately known as “Yesterday’s Hero” after appearances on The Footy Show.
NRL great dies aged 61
Paul Langmack in action against the Warriors for the Western Suburbs Magpies. Photo / Photosport
The Sydney Morning Herald reports he died from a heart attack.
The former lock won three premierships with the Bulldogs in 1984, 1985 and 1988, playing 174 games for the Sydney club over eight seasons. He also made four appearances
for New South Wales in State of Origin in the 1987 and 1988 seasons.
Post-career, he had a stint as coach of the Rabbitohs in 2003.
Langmack also took part in an Australia and New Zealand Legends of League match in 2011, which raised more than $100,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
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BREAKING: Rugby league legend Paul Langmack passes away at just 61
According to Code Sports, Langmack suffered a heart attack on Thursday morning before being rushed to hospital. However, he could not be revived.
It is understood he was at the Breakfast Point Country Club gym when the incident occurred.
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Langmack was a key figure in Canterbury’s ‘Dogs of War’ era, winning three premierships in 1984, 1985 and 1988 across his 174 games for the club.
He also featured 137 times for Western Suburbs, as well as making four appearances for NSW in the Origin arena, while also being included in the Kangaroos’ 1986 UK tour.
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