Wally Prigg
Wally Prigg (1908–1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a lock for the Australian national rugby league team. He played nineteen Tests for the Kangaroos between 1929 and 1938, seven as captain and was the first Australian player to make three tours to Great Britain with the Australian national rugby league team. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.
17 October 1908
Born on the same birth date (17 October 1908): Hjördis Petterson • Kenji Miyamoto (politician) • Red Rolfe
Born on the same birth day (17 October): Albertus van Raalte • Aravinda de Silva • Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias • Dmitry Pozharsky • Jericó Abramo Masso • Martin Donnelly (sportsman) • Mohammad Hafeez • Mário Wilson • Paxton Whitehead • Riki Miura • Santiago Navarro • Shari Ulrich • Tomokazu Nagira • Toshihiro Matsushita
Born in the same month (October 1908): Ann Petry • Carmen Dillon • Geirr Tveitt • Herman David Koppel • Johnny Burke (lyricist) • Joshua Logan • José Escobar Saliente • Kenji Miyamoto (politician) • Lee Krasner • Lee Wiley • Mehmet Ali Aybar • Niyazi Berkes