in insurance sales in Sydney for 25 years. He retired to the Gold Coast where he died in his home of a heart attack in 2006 aged 82. Accolades He was awarded Life Membership of the St. George Dragons club in 1991. In 2006 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. In February 2008, Kearney was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL, and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. On 20 July 2022, Kearney was named in the St. George Dragons District Rugby League Clubs team of the century at hooker. References Footnotes Sources Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney Writer, Larry (1995) Never Before, Never Again'', Pan MacMillan, Sydney External links (archived by web.archive.org) NineMSN "St George great 'Killer' Kearney dies" 19 August 2006 St George Leagues Club Journal Tribute November 2006 1924 births 2006 deaths Australia international rugby union players Australia national rugby league team captains Australia national rugby league team coaches Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league coaches Australian World War II pilots Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks coaches Dual-code rugby internationals Leeds Rhinos players Parramatta Eels coaches Royal Australian Air Force airmen Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby union players from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales St. George Dragons captains St. George Dragons coaches St. George Dragons players Western Suburbs Magpies coaches Rugby union hookers