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Derek "Rocky" Turner (18 November 1932 - 31 July 2015) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire and Great Britain & France, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Wakefield Trinity (captain), with whom he won three Challenge Cup finals, as a , i.e. number 11 or 12, or usually , i.e. number 13. == Club career == Turner played his early rugby league at Cathedral Boys School, Wakefield, then Alverthorpe Youth Club, Balne Lane ARLFC, Ossett ARLFC, and Shaw Cross ARLFC, he began his professional rugby league career at Hull Kingston Rovers. In 1955, Turner was transferred from Hull Kingston Rovers to Oldham for £2,750 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £142,000 in 2009). Turner played his first match for Oldham against Hunslet on 3 September 1955. He was a member of the Oldham team that found success in the Championship of 1956–57, the Lancashire Cup finals of 1956–57, 1957–58 & 1958–59, and the Lancashire League of 1956–57 & 1957–58. Whilst at Oldham, Turner won 11 of his 24 Great Britain caps, winning the Ashes in 1956. In March 1959, Turner was transferred from Oldham to Wakefield Trinity for £8,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £338,000 in 2009).〔 At Wakefield Trinity Turner captained the team in three Challenge Cup victories (1960, 1962 and 1963), the Challenge Cup Final of 1959–60 presented by HM the Queen, the Challenge Cup Final of 1961–62 presented by Field Marshal Montgomery, the Challenge Cup Final of 1962–63 presented by Field Marshal Alexander. Turner played in Wakefield Trinity's 16-10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960, and played in the 19-9 victory over Leeds in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961. Turner also captained Wakefield Trinity to victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1958–59 season, 1959–60 season, 1961–62 season, and 1962–63 season. Whilst at Wakefield Trinity, Turner won the remaining 13 of his 24 Great Britain caps, winning the World Cup in 1960 and the Ashes in 1959 & 1962, he also won his sole England cap. Turner retired in 1964 but returned to play a further 24 matches for Trinity in the 1965–66 season before an injury in the first match of the 1966–67 season brought his playing career to an end. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Derek Turner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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