- Rugby league great Sam Backo dies in hospital after battle with . . .
Sam Backo has died after a three-month battle with tropical soil disease melioidosis and complications related to an ongoing heart condition
- Sam Backo - Wikipedia
Named as one of the greatest Aboriginal players of the 20th century, he represented Australia and Queensland, and played club football in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership for the Canberra Raiders and Brisbane Broncos, primarily as a prop forward
- Sam Backo dies aged 64, Maroons, Raiders legend - FOX SPORTS
Sam Backo – a larger-than-life front-rower who represented Queensland and Australia in the 1980s – has died Backo, 64, had been in intensive care at Cairns Hospital after being diagnosed with
- Queensland great Sam Backo dies, aged 64 - nit. com. au
Queensland State of Origin legend Sam Backo has been hailed as wonderful player and loveable teammate, after his death at age 64 One of the heroes of the Maroons' domination of Origin in the late 1980
- Vale Sam Backo | Raiders
The Canberra Raiders have today paid tribute to Raider #43 Sam Backo, who has passed away aged 64 following a battle with illness A proud Warrgamay and South Sea Island man, Backo played 115 first grade matches for the Raiders from 1983-1988 and represented both Queensland and Australia Backo was also part of the Raiders' 1987 team, which was the first in club history to reach the grand final
- Sam Backo dies aged 64, Maroons, Raiders legend | news. com. au . . .
Queensland Maroons, Canbera Raiders legend Sam Backo dies aged 64 Sam Backo – a renowned character who played seven State of Origin games for Queensland and six Tests for Australia – has died
- A strong fighter for his people: Origin great Sam Backo . . . - SBS
Remembered as Slammin' Sam, the Warrgamay and South Sea Islander man staunchly advocated for his people just like his mother
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