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Reg Gasnier

Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2014)

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Born
May 12, 1939
Died
May 11, 2014
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1939

About Reg Gasnier

Reginald William Gasnier was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played centre for the St. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia in a then record 36 Tests and three World Cup games. He was the captain of the national side on eight occasions between 1962 and 1967. He was an important member of the dominant Dragons team of the late 1950s/early 1960s that won 11 consecutive premiership victories, of which Gasnier was on the team for six. Gasnier became Australia's youngest ever captain in 1962 when he led Australia against England at 23 years and 28 days. While at Tech, he became a champion sportsman in both rugby and cricket, achieving junior state representative honours in both sports.

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Reg Gasnier timeline

  1. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia in a then record 36 Tests and three World Cup games.
  2. He played centre for the St. George Dragons from 1959 to 1967 and represented Australia in a then record 36 Tests and three World Cup games.
  3. Gasnier became Australia's youngest ever captain in 1962 when he led Australia against England at 23 years and 28 days.

The world when Reg Gasnier was born

Reg Gasnier was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

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

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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