▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Maria ▁Finn . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Stanis laus ▁College ▁( B ath urst ) ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁Sydney ▁University ▁to ▁study ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Sydney ▁University ▁rugby ▁league ▁team ▁for ▁seven ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 0 - 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁played ▁Full back , ▁and ▁the ▁highlight ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁his ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Grand ▁Final ▁in ▁which ▁University ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Sydney ▁ 1 1 - 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁capt ained ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁many ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Finn ▁retired ▁after ▁the ▁match , ▁but ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁chief ▁medical ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁NS WR FL , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Finn ▁died ▁suddenly ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁Wall ang ra ▁Road , ▁D over ▁He ights , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁chief ▁medical ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁N . S . W . ▁Rugby ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁N . S . W . ▁Tro tt ing ▁Club . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁squad ron ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁RA AF ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁gather ing ▁attended