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Mar 21, 1961 Leeds, England, United Kingdom 63 years old
English rugby league footballer and coach
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About Ellery Hanley
- Ellery Cuthwyn Hanley MBE (born 27 March 1961) is an English former rugby league footballer and coach.
- Over a nineteen-year professional career (1978-1997), he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds.
- He won 36 caps for Great Britain, captaining the team from 1988 to 1992, and 2 for England.
- Nicknamed 'Mr Magic' and 'The Black Pearl',, he played most often as a stand-off or loose forward after starting out as a centre or wing.
- Hanley won the Man of Steel Award a record three times, the Lance Todd Trophy once, and the Golden Boot in 1988.
- He was awarded the MBE in January 1990 for services to the game.
- In 2005 he was inducted into the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame. After his playing career, he had spells as head coach of Great Britain, St Helens and Doncaster.
