Daryl Halligan

Daryl Halligan, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster

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Born: July 25, 1966
Age in 2026: 60
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1966

About Daryl Halligan

Daryl John Halligan is a rugby league commentator and former professional player. A New Zealand international winger, he was the pre-eminent goal-kicker of his era, retiring as the highest point scorer in Australian premiership history. Halligan played club football in Australia for the North Sydney Bears and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, winning the 1995 ARL Premiership with the latter. Halligan made his first grade rugby league debut for North Sydney against the Canberra Raiders in Round 1 1991 at North Sydney Oval. Halligan then joined Canterbury in 1994 and in his first season there played in the club's grand final loss against Canberra. Halligan was renowned as a fine goalkicker, his 855 first grade goals coming at an impressive 80% success rate. Norths would lose the match 16-14 despite scoring more tries than Penrith and fell short of their first grand final appearance since 1943.

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Daryl Halligan timeline

1943Norths would lose the match 16-14 despite scoring more tries than Penrith and fell short of their first grand final appearance since 1943.
1991Halligan made his first grade rugby league debut for North Sydney against the Canberra Raiders in Round 1 1991 at North Sydney Oval.
1994Halligan then joined Canterbury in 1994 and in his first season there played in the club's grand final loss against Canberra.
1995Halligan played club football in Australia for the North Sydney Bears and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, winning the 1995 ARL Premiership with the latter.

The world when Daryl Halligan was born

Daryl Halligan was born in 1966. 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 1966

#1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
Top movieA Man for All Seasons
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
Defining fadBatman TV show craze
Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

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

Measure	1966	2026
Gas	$0.32	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,200	$435,000
Average income	$9,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.09	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	196.6M	341 million

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