The Blackball Bullet

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The Blackball Bullet was the nickname of Cecil Mountford, a renowned New Zealand rugby league player and coach celebrated for his speed and success with Wigan in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf human
nickname
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Wigan, England NERFINISHED
coached New Zealand national rugby league team NERFINISHED
Wigan RLFC NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1919-03-12
dateOfDeath 2009-07-19
familyName Mountford NERFINISHED
from West Coast, New Zealand NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Cecil NERFINISHED
helpedWin Challenge Cup with Wigan
Rugby Football League Championship with Wigan
heritageNumberAtWigan 448
language English
league Rugby Football League NERFINISHED
MBEFor services to rugby league
memberOf New Zealand Rugby League Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Wigan RL Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
nickname The Blackball Bullet NERFINISHED
notableAchievement captained Wigan
coached New Zealand to test victories in Britain
notableFor speed as a rugby league player
success with Wigan
occupation rugby league coach
rugby league player
placeOfBirth Blackball, West Coast, New Zealand NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Wigan, England NERFINISHED
playedFor Blackball (rugby league club) NERFINISHED
Wigan RLFC NERFINISHED
positionPlayed five-eighth
stand-off half
refersTo Cecil Mountford NERFINISHED
relative Bill Mountford NERFINISHED
Ken Mountford NERFINISHED
siblingRelation brothers also played rugby league
sport rugby league
styleOfPlay elusive runner
fast
yearsActiveAsCoach 1950s
1960s
yearsActiveAsPlayer 1940s
1950s

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Cecil Mountford nickname The Blackball Bullet