He made Test appearances against New Zealand in 1963, 1965 and 1969; against France in 1964 and was selected for the 1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France during which he made one Test and twenty tour match appearances. Triple international He is one of only four Australian sportsmen to represent internationally in three different sports at the senior level (see also Dick Thornett and Snowy Baker). Politics and community Cleary joined the Labor Party in 1965 and was the State member for Coogee in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1991 and was the NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation and Tourism in the Wran Labor Government from 1981 to 1988. From 1986 to 1988 he was also the NSW Minister for Racing. He was at one time or another the Chairman Sports House Advisory Committee, member North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, member Coogee Surf Life Saving Club and a director South Sydney Leagues Club. In the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 1992, Cleary was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to the New South Wales Parliament, and in 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements as a Kangaroo player. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1999. Cleary was a wrestling commentator for World Championship Wrestling. References 1940 births Australian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Dual-code rugby internationals Australian rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby union players Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Officers of the Order of Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Living people Australia international rugby union players Australian sportsperson-politicians Professional wrestling announcers Sydney Roosters players Rugby league players from Sydney Athletes from Sydney Rugby union players from Sydney Rugby union wings Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games