Don Graham (rugby league)

Don Graham
Personal information
Full name	Donald Richard Graham
Born	3 May 1922; Barraba, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 December 1953 (aged 31); Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club
	Source:
Relatives	Brian Graham (brother); Philip Graham (nephew)

Donald Richard Graham (3 May 1922 – 1 December 1953) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Originally from Tamworth, New South Wales and after being discharged from the Army,^[3] Graham began his Sydney league career in 1946. He played two seasons for St. George between 1946-1947 (including the 1946 Grand Final), moving to England he played for Hunslet and Featherstone Rovers,^[4] moving back to Australia he played for Parramatta for three seasons between 1950-1952.^[5]^[6]

Graham died in Blakehurst, New South Wales on 1 December 1953 from cancer, aged 31.^[7]^[8]

^ "Don Graham - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
^ "Player Summary: Don Graham". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
^ WW2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=251991^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
^ "Death of R.L. Player". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 December 1953. p. 16 – via Trove.
^ Sydney Morning Herald 3/12/1953 (Death Notice)

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