Age, Biography and Wiki
John Ballesty (John Patrick Ballesty) was born on 20 May, 1945 in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian rugby league footballer. Discover John Ballesty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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John Patrick Ballesty |
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| Age |
78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
20 May, 1945 |
| Birthday |
20 May |
| Birthplace |
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 78 years old group.
John Ballesty Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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John Ballesty Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Ballesty worth at the age of 78 years old? John Ballesty’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Australia. We have estimated John Ballesty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
footballer |
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Timeline
John Patrick Ballesty (born 20 May 1945) is an Australian former national representative rugby union player who also played first-grade rugby league with the Eastern Suburbs club.
Ballesty was schooled at St.Patrick's College Strathfield, at the time they played rugby league not rugby union.
He left school and initially played rugby union for Sydney Teachers College (STC).
On mass a group of STC players joined Eastwood rugby culminating in a grand final loss in 1966 against a strong Randwick team brimming with Wallabies including Ken Catchpole.
Ballesty was Eastwood's first Wallaby test player and the third Australian national representative to come from the Eastwood Rugby Club when he debuted against the All Blacks in Sydney in June 1968.
Ballesty had replaced Wallaby great Phil Hawthorne who had switched to rugby league and the St. George Dragons.
That test All Black great Coin Meads tore the hamstring of Wallaby great Ken Catchpole.
The injury so severe it prematurely retired Catchpole from the game and he never played again.
That same year he kicked the match winning field goal in a Test match against the France.
He played in 9 tests between 1968 and 1969 for the Wallabies at fly-half before switching codes.
He captained Australia in three minor matches in 1969.
In 1970 Ballesty joined the Eastern Suburbs club alongside former Wallaby teammates John Brass and Alan Cardy.
In 1972 he was a try-scorer in the Roosters side that lost to Manly Warringah in that year's Grand final and he received the Player of the Year award from Australian rugby league's major publication, Rugby League Week.
In 1972 former Wallaby and current kangaroo Phil Hawthorne joined the Roosters but Ballesty kept Hawthorne in reserve grade.
While at Easts he trained in club management before leaving to play for the Queanbeyan Blues under his Roosters coach Don Furner at the end of the 1973 season.
Ballesty played NSW Country Firsts 1975–77, in 1975 when City-Country wasn't origin based but where you played, Country defeated City 19–9 in a great upset.
Country was led by past Sydney premiership players Jim Morgan and Ballesty.
Country never defeated City again until the rules were changed to origin of birth.
Much like the State teams in rugby league.
Playing in the country meant Ballesty wasn't seen by state and national selectors regularly enough to be picked.
Ballesty returned to the Eastwood Rugby Union Club in 1980 where he held the role of Secretary-Manager and coach for two years.
Papworth later mirrored Ballesty's career leaving Eastwood to join the Roosters.
In 1982 Ballesty joined the Canterbury Bankstown Leagues Club in 1982 as General Manager.
At the time the Bulldogs were close to insolvency and the team on the brink of folding.
By 2000 it was financially Australia's largest single licensed club.
In 2018 Ballesty returned to the Bulldogs as a director of the football club.
He is married with 4 children, Martin, Brendan, Scott and Kate.
