Len Killeen was a South African former 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...

 footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

Killeen was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth is one of the largest cities in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, east of Cape Town. The city, often shortened to PE and nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City", stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa...

. A goal-kicking three-quarter, he played in England for St Helens, with whom he won the Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....

 in 1966. Killeen also played in Australia for the Balmain

Balmain Tigers

The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...

, winning the NSWRFL premiership with them in 1969 and becoming the club's all-time top point-scorer.

External links

• Les Killeen bio at Saints Heritage Society
• Spiking The Side-kick Issue Sports Illustrated, April 10, 1967
• Two legends make Saints debuts
• Cup heroes: Alex Murphy BBC SPORT, 27 February 2004
• Len Killen at Rugby League Tables