Tom Bellew, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tom Bellew

Australian rugby league administrator

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1922

Date of Death: 26-Jun-2001

Profession: referee, rugby league administrator

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Tom Bellew

  • Thomas Joseph Bellew (30 January 1922 – 26 June 2001) was an Australian rugby league administrator.
  • He was educated at Marcellin College Randwick, and was Dux of the College in 1938.
  • Having had a long career as a grade referee, he became the Code's pre-eminent expert on the rules before serving as a Vice President of the New South Wales Rugby League from 1974 to 1983.
  • He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1983 and remained in that position until 1986.
  • He was also a long-serving director of the Australian Rugby League from 1983 to 1997.
  • In 1986 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the sport and for public service.
  • He was also the chairman of the Gold Coast Chargers from 1996 to 1998 and the inaugural chairman of the Metropolitan Cup.
  • His youngest son, Geoffrey Bellew, is a Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW

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