Peter Fox, Fred Lindop MBE and Ron Earnshaw have been enrolled onto the RFL Roll of Honour in recognition of their services to the sport of Rugby League.
The trio join the likes of Frank Myler, Johnny Whiteley MBE and Bev Risman on the Roll of Honour together with last year’s recipients Mike Stephenson, Ray French and Hilda Hardy.
Fox, who enjoyed a 13-year long playing career with Featherstone Rovers, Batley, Hull KR and Wakefield Trinity before a successful coaching career, received the award to reward and recognise his services to playing and coaching.
In 1977 he guided Bramley to promotion to Division One and also coached Featherstone, Wakefield and Leeds as well as enjoying two spells with Bradford Northern which included Championship triumphs in 1980 and 1981.
Fox also coached Great Britain and England, and led Britain to a memorable 18-14 victory over the Australians at Bradford in 1978.
Fred Lindop MBE received his place on the Roll of Honour to mark his services to refereeing and coaching. Lindop, 71, started refereeing in 1957 aged 19 and was promoted to the RFL Senior Refereeing Panel in 1966. After only 13 senior games he was appointed to all three Test Matches between Great Britain and Australia in 1967.
In 1970 he refereed his first of five Challenge Cup Finals between Castleford and Wigan and also the World Cup Final at Headingley between Great Britain and Australia.
In total Fred Lindop officiated in 22 Test Matches and a further 27 major finals making him one of the most decorated match officials in the history of the game.
He was also the first Controller of Referees at the RFL where he worked tirelessly to improve the standard of refereeing and also put in place a structure for future generations of Match Officials to come through.
In 1989 he was awarded an MBE for services to Rugby League and is still involved in coaching youngsters at Oulton Raiders community club in Leeds.
Lifelong Batley supporter Ron Earnshaw was also enrolled into the Roll of Honour for his lifelong services to one club and the game of Rugby League. Ron first became involved at Batley when aged six he volunteered to sell match day programmes for the club.
Following more than 65 years of work at Batley which have seen him take up various roles including Secretary, Chief Executive and Chairman he is now Life President.
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All well and good... some superb years service year but I notice nothing about Tommy Sale who certainly desereves to be mentioned in the same breath as these other gentlemen
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