Frank Myler was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer. He played Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth for Widnes and St. Helens, and also captained the Great Britain national team. Myler played at centre in St. Helens' 4-7 defeat to Wigan in the 1968-69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1968. In the 1969?70 Northern Rugby Football League season's Championship final Myler was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match in St. Helens 24-12 win against Leeds. In 1970, he captained the Lions squad. Following a heavy defeat in the first Test the Lions under Myler did not lose another game on the whole tour. Myler was the last British captain to lift the Ashes trophy in Australia. He left the Saints in 1971 to take up the position of player coach with the Rochdale Hornets from May 1971 until October 1974. He succeeded Vince Karalius as Widnes coach in May 1975. In May 1978 Myler was succeeded as Widnes coach by Doug Laughton. Myler was one of the original thirteen former Widnes players inducted into the Widnes Hall of Fame in 1992. [More at Wikipedia]

December 4th, 1938 in   /  Died:   Mar 27th, 2020 - aged 81