Parramatta cult figure Neville Glover has died at the age of 70, a former teammate has confirmed.
The Eels winger died at the age of 70, Code Sports reports.
The former NSW representative winger scored 59 first grade tries before his retirement in 1983.
Glover was in 2001 named in the Eels’ “Team of the Century”.
He was awarded a Medal of Order Australia (OAM) for his services to rugby league and the community during an Australia Day ceremony in 2018.
The services to the community included recognition for his policing career.
Glover became a senior sergeant of the NSW Police Force and was a senior prosecutor.
His death was confirmed by teammate Peter Wynn.
Wynn told Code Sports: “Neville was as good a bloke as you will ever meet and was just as good a player.
“He really was an outstanding winger and was part of Parramatta’s legend side chosen in 2001.”
Wynn has also told Channel 9: “He was a lovely bloke and he was Parra through and through — very popular among the group.
“It’s a sad day for the club.”
Glover was an active supporter and fundraiser of charity organisations, including Ronald McDonald House, Cystic Fibrosis, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Camp Quality and Make-A-Wish Australia.
Glover has the unwanted piece of history as being remembered as the player who famously squandered a try during the 1976 Grand Final against Manly.
With an open try line ahead of him, Glover infamously dropped the ball before Manly went on to win the game. It made him a cult figure in the sport.
According to Code Sports, the Eels are preparing to honour Glover during the club’s traditional Easter Monday clash with the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium.
