seen by some as the natural successor to the captaincy of St. Helens. During this period, Vince Karalius played , and was the captain in St. Helens' 12–6 victory over Wigan in the 1961 Challenge Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday, 13 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 94,672. The first occasion that he lifted a trophy for the club was in season 1960–61 at Central Park, Wigan when St Helens won the Lancashire Cup by 15–9 against Swinton. St. Helens repeated this in the same competition in the following four years (1961–62, 1962–63 and 1964–65 v Swinton and 1963–64 v Leigh). Vince Karalius played in St. Helens' 16–8 victory over Wigan in the 1953 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 24 October 1953, played in the 3–10 defeat by Oldham in the 1956 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 20 October 1956, played in the 2–12 defeat by Oldham in the 1958 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Station Road, Swinton Saturday 25 October 1958, played , and was captain in the 15–9 victory over Swinton in the 1960 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Station Road, Swinton Saturday 29 October 1960, and played , and was captain in the 25–9 victory over Swinton in the 1961 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Station Road, Swinton Saturday 11 November 1961. Although at St. Helens, Vince Karalius did not appear in the 5–22 defeat by Leigh in the 1952 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 29 November 1952, and the 5–4 defeat by Warrington in the 1959 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Central Park, Wigan Saturday 31 October 1959, the 7-4 victory over Swinton in the 1962 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1962–63 season at Central Park, Wigan Saturday 27 October 1962. By 1961–62, St Helens embarked on a rebuilding period as they searched for a new generation of players to press for honours. It would appear that Vince Karalius lay outside those plans when he was sold to his hometown club Widnes in 1962. His last match for St. Helens was against Leeds on January of that year. In all, Karalius appeared in 252 matches for St Helens. He scored 42