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Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach

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Born
October 20, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1969

About Laurie Daley

Laurie William Daley AM, also known by the nickname "Loz", is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former player who played as a centre and five-eighth in the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Daley played his first games for New South Wales in the 1989 State of Origin series. Part way through the 1990 NSWRL Premiership season at age 20 Daley made his first appearance for Australia at five-eighth against France in the NSW country town of Parkes, scoring a try on début. At the end of the 1990 season where the Raiders won their second consecutive Grand Final, Daley won the Raiders' player of the year award and was then selected for the 1990 Kangaroo Tour.

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Laurie Daley timeline

  1. Daley played his first games for New South Wales in the 1989 State of Origin series.
  2. Part way through the 1990 NSWRL Premiership season at age 20 Daley made his first appearance for Australia at five-eighth against France in the NSW country town of Parkes, scoring a try on début.
  3. At the end of the 1990 season where the Raiders won their second consecutive Grand Final, Daley won the Raiders' player of the year award and was then selected for the 1990 Kangaroo Tour.

The world when Laurie Daley was born

Laurie Daley was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Laurie Daley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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