Birthday profile

David Trewhella

David Trewhella, Australian rugby league player

Born
June 9, 1962
Age in 2026
64
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1962

About David Trewhella

David Trewhella (born 9 June 1962, Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. After playing junior football in Newcastle, he started his senior football career in Queensland, playing for Redcliffe. == Club career == While at Redcliffe, Trewhella was named their player of the year in 1984. In 1986 he moved to Sydney where he played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. A halfback when playing for the Dolphins, he was moved to the forwards by Easts coach Arthur Beetson, playing mostly at lock and later as a hooker. Trewhella played 81 games for the Roosters from 1986 to 1991. Trewhella's last season of first grade football was with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1992. He only played in 9 games for Cronulla before retiring at the end of the season. Trewhella's first NSWRL coach at Easts (Beetson) was also his coach for his last season with the Sharks. == Representative career == Despite having played most of his senior football in the Brisbane Rugby League competition, Trewhella was ruled to be eligible to play for New South Wales in State of Origin after having first play senior football as a teenager in the Newcastle Rugby League.

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The world when David Trewhella was born

David Trewhella was born in 1962. 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 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

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

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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