# RIP Arthur Beetson

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 1, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-arthur-beetson/604668 "2011-12-01T04:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-arthur-beetson/604668/1 "2011-12-01T04:13:16Z")

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Probably not something that will blip the radar for most of the board.

But [Arthur Beetson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Beetson) passed away from a heart attack this morning.

‘Big Artie’ was a legend of Rugby League. To draw an analogy back to a US sport, Artie’s impact on Rugby League would be close to being on par with say John Madden & the NFL.

It’s a hell of a loss for Rugby League in general, and he’s been a massive figure in Queensland (one of the two primary League playing states in Australia) as well, and he will be very much missed.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-arthur-beetson/604668/2 "2011-12-01T05:37:43Z")

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I was never very interested in football, but his is certainly a name that I remember from my childhood.