Attie van Heerden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Attie van Heerden

South African hurdler, and rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1898

Place of Birth: Boshof, Free State, South Africa

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1965

Profession: athletics competitor, rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Adriaan "Attie" Jacobus van Heerden (10 March 1898 – 14 October 1965) was a South African Olympian 400-metre hurdler, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for South Africa (Springboks), at provincial level for Western Province and Transvaal, and at university level for Stellenbosch University, as a Wing, i.e.
number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan and Leigh, as a wing, i.e.
number 3 or 4.
Attie van Heerden played for Wigan in the same era as fellow South African Afrikaner David Booysen.