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Tommy Raudonikis

Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2021)

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Born
April 13, 1950
Died
April 7, 2021
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1950

About Tommy Raudonikis

Thomas Walter Raudonikis was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative halfback and captained his country in two matches of the 1973 Kangaroo tour. Raudonikis quickly established himself of one of the Leagues top players when in 1972 he won the Rothmans Medal, as judged by the NSWRL referees as the best and fairest player in the competition. Queensland won 20-10 with Raudonikis, in his one-and-only Origin appearance. In 1990, his first season as Brisbane Norths coach, Raudonikis led the club to the 1990 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final, the Devils just falling short 16-17. From 1985-88, he coached Ipswich Jets, guiding the Jets to their first Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final appearance in 1988.

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Tommy Raudonikis timeline

  1. Raudonikis quickly established himself of one of the Leagues top players when in 1972 he won the Rothmans Medal, as judged by the NSWRL referees as the best and fairest player in the competition.
  2. From 1985-88, he coached Ipswich Jets, guiding the Jets to their first Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final appearance in 1988.
  3. In 1990, his first season as Brisbane Norths coach, Raudonikis led the club to the 1990 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final, the Devils just falling short 16-17.

The world when Tommy Raudonikis was born

Tommy Raudonikis was born in 1950. 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 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

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

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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