Sad news - Artie Beetson dies...

[cybereye (Mario)]

I was very sad to hear the news that Artie Beetson died today of a heart attack, aged 66. As a young kid I loved watching him play for Balmain. A sad loss to Rugby League...

Mario

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Sad, but he did have a few risk factors ... weight, booze, coffin nails...

I looked at some of the highlights of his career on ABC. These days you'd be out of the game if you tackled like that!

[Saturn%5 (Graeme)]

Very Sad.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

He'll be sadly missed. He was a great inspiration to many a young footy player in our district.
I have fond memories of partying with his niece at the Moreton Bay pub. Free drinks served by the man himself.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Oh dear ... watched him a lot in his younger day's of footy.

Took me by surprise ..!!

Flash .

[dj gravelrash (Dino)]

a great australian sportsman......end of story !!!

[GrahamL]

Thats very sad ,He used to have a pub somewhere I can't remember where , my father and uncle stopped in once with me in tow years ago returning from fishing,Artie looked me up and down and said son you need something to do and gave me a pie to take outside.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yes, the loss of another Sporting legend.

I remember watching Artie play.
Those were the days. It was a different game to modern RL.
Tough, hard, and muddy, the way it was meant to be played.

Goodbye Artie.

[Ric]

That's sad to hear of "Big Artie" passing.

He was a tough player on the field.

RIP Artie, gone to the big footy paddock in the sky.