Craig Young (rugby league)

Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach

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Born: June 25, 1956
Age in 2026: 70
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1956

About Craig Young (rugby league)

Craig Young is an Australian former representative rugby league footballer for the Australia national rugby league team, the New South Wales Blues and a stalwart player over 11 seasons from 1977 to 1988 with the St. George Dragons in the NSWRL premiership competition. He played as a prop-forward. His nickname was "Albert" after his middle name and/or the cartoon character Fat Albert. League eventually won the battle and Young was selected to tour Great Britain as an Australian Schoolboys team in 1972. In 1979, Young was awarded captaincy of the Dragons' side and at 22 years of age led the side to its 15th title. In his final 1988 season he captained the Dragons when they won the mid-week 1988 Panasonic Cup competition, beating the Balmain Tigers 16–8.

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Craig Young (rugby league) timeline

1972League eventually won the battle and Young was selected to tour Great Britain as an Australian Schoolboys team in 1972.
1979In 1979, Young was awarded captaincy of the Dragons' side and at 22 years of age led the side to its 15th title.
1988In his final 1988 season he captained the Dragons when they won the mid-week 1988 Panasonic Cup competition, beating the Balmain Tigers 16–8.

The world when Craig Young (rugby league) was born

Craig Young (rugby league) was born in 1956. 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 1956

#1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Defining fadElvis Presley mania
Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Craig Young (rugby league)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1956	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$11,700	$435,000
Average income	$6,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	168.1M	341 million

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