Richard "Dick" Turner a.k.a. "Tosser" was a rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 manager.

Turner was born in 1932 and played in the Brisbane Rugby League competition for Brisbane Norths

Norths Devils

The Northern Suburbs Devils, Norths for short, are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The team colours are sky blue, navy blue and gold. They play in the Queensland Wizard Cup, and, through their predecessors, are one of the oldest clubs in...

 and Redcliffe

Redcliffe Dolphins

The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....

. He also coached Redcliffe in 1968 and 1969.

Turner was the Queensland state rugby league team's manager from 1982 until 1996, when he stepped down to take a role in the "Former Origin Greats" (FOGS) organisation.

He was also chairman of the South Queensland Crushers

South Queensland Crushers

The South Queensland Crushers were an Australian rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. In 1992 it was decided that the team would be admitted into the New South Wales Rugby League competition, along with three other teams, as part of the League's expansion plans for professional...

 club during its entire existence from 1995 to 1998.

In 2008, during his battle with illness he wrote a letter for the Queensland rugby league team

Queensland rugby league team

The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...

 which has been read to them for inspiration in subsequent State of Origin series.

He died as chairman of FOGS on 16 June 2008 because of long-term illness. That year he won the "Service to Sport Award" at the Queensland Sport Awards.

Actor Michael Caton

Michael Caton

Michael Caton is an Australian television, film and stage actor, and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series, The Sullivans, playing Darryl Kerrigan from 1997's low budget hit film The Castle and playing in the popular Packed to the Rafters. He is...

 inherited Turner's 'cultural ambassador role with the Queensland rugby league team

Queensland rugby league team

The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...

.

During the 2009 State of Origin series

2009 Rugby League State of Origin series

The 2009 State of Origin series was the 28th time that the annual three-match series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was played under 'State of Origin' selection rules...

, he will be honoured outside Lang Park with a plaque.