Eddie Root (1902–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative forward, his club career was played in Sydney with South Sydney, Newtown and St. George. Enlisted in World War I at the age of just 16 years, he had the distinction of being the last representative footballer to go to the Great War.
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Edward Alexander Root 5 October 1902 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
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Died |
7 May 1986 (aged 83) Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales, Australia
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Zodiac | Libra |
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