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Joseph "Joe" Ball was an English rugby league footballer who played as a fullback or scrum-half for St. Helens and Barrow.
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Biography
Ball started his career with St. Helens in 1943, playing 135 games for moving to Barrow in 1955, He spent six seasons with Barrow, Joe Ball played fullback in Barrow's 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956-57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.
Ball's son, Ian, also played for Barrow.
After suffering from cancer, Ball died in hospital on 6 October 1964, aged 37.
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References
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External links
- Saints Heritage Society profile
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