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Roy Masters (rugby league)

Roy Masters, Australian rugby league coach, journalist, and author

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Born
October 15, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1941

About Roy Masters (rugby league)

Roydon John Masters AM is an Australian sports journalist and former rugby league football coach. He is a sports columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald. He was a school teacher with an interest in team psychology who enjoyed some success as a schoolboy coach before embarking on a professional coaching career in the NSWRFL Premiership. Masters is regarded as one of the finest coaches to have never won a premiership because he was seemingly able to help financially struggling clubs to perform above their ability. He was awarded the Dally M coach of the year in 1985. Masters did not support Super League when it emerged in 1995 and is well known for his support for rugby league traditions. In 2011, he was awarded Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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Roy Masters (rugby league) timeline

  1. He was awarded the Dally M coach of the year in 1985.
  2. Masters did not support Super League when it emerged in 1995 and is well known for his support for rugby league traditions.
  3. In 2011, he was awarded Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Lifetime Achievement.

The world when Roy Masters (rugby league) was born

Roy Masters (rugby league) was born in 1941. 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 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

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

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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