Johnny King

Club Appearances: 191

Club Debut Year: 1960

Club Final Year: 1971

Position: Wing

Club Points: 443

Club Tries: 143

Representative Honours:

  • NSW v Qld: 11
  • NSW v Int: 3
  • Australia: 15
Appearances breakdown:

  • St George: 191
Points breakdown:

  • St George: 443

Hall of Fame winger famous for scoring at least one try in six straight Grand Finals, 1960 to 1965. Scored two in 1960, not long after his 18th birthday, and one in each of Saints’ next five triumphs. Was the only tryscorer in the 1962 and 1964 Grand Finals. His 143 tries in 191 first-grade games remains a record for St George/St George Illawarra. Was the premiership’s leading tryscorer on two occasions, in 1961 (20 tries) and 1965 (15 tries), and Saints’ leading try scorer six times. Made his debut for NSW in 1962, against Great Britain, and was a reserve for the third Test, but did not play his first Test until 1966. He was a member of the 1967–68 Kangaroos, playing in all six Tests on tour, Australia’s 1968 World Cup squad, and appeared in all three Ashes Tests in 1970. In 1974, coached the Western Division team that won the inaugural Amco Cup.

Played a total of 191 games for St George