Keith Outten
Personal information
Full nameKeith Phillip Outten
Born(1947-05-25)25 May 1947
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 October 2022(2022-10-26) (aged 75)
Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–71 Balmain Tigers 72 14 2 3 52
1972–74 North Sydney Bears 52 4 1 0 14
1975 Balmain Tigers 9 0 0 0 0
Total 133 18 3 3 66
Source: [1]

Keith Outten (1947−2022) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

Playing career

A five-eighth, Outten played four seasons with Balmain between 1968 and 1971. During this period, he won a premiership with the Tigers when he played five-eighth in the 1969 Grand Final.

Outten made a successful shift to the North Sydney Bears for three seasons between 1972 and 1974, before returning to Balmain for one final season in 1975. He captain-coached the rural club Yanco before retiring as a player.[2][3][4][5] He died on 26 October 2022 following a long illness at the age of 75[6]

References

  1. "Keith Outten - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. "Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "1969 rugby league grand final, Balmain v Rabbitohs, did Balmain cheat?". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. "Old Tigers greats gather to farewell their spiritual leader Peter Provan". smh.com.au. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. https://unityfunerals.com.au/obituary/keith-phillip-outten/
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