coached Eastern Suburbs in first grade in the 1944 NSWRFL season. During and after his football days he was competitive sailor on Sydney Harbour in the fast 18-foot class. He is recognised as Eastern Suburbs player No. 193. Accolades Pearce was in 2007 named a member of Easts' greatest ever side – their 'Team of the Century'. In February 2008, Pearce 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. In 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. Footnotes 1910 births 1995 deaths Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players City New South Wales rugby league team players New South Wales rugby league team players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league second-rows Sydney Roosters coaches Sydney Roosters players