| GRAEME LANGLANDS SIGNED AND FRAMED WHITE FOOTBALL BOOT
Limited Edition: Open
Framed Size: 800 x 500 (mm)
Signature: Personally signed by Graeme Langlands
Certificate of Authenticity: Yes
This is a replica boot used by Graeme Langlands during the Grand Final between the St George Dragons and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters.
The boot is personally hand signed by Graeme Langlands and professionally mounted and framed to show off this unique piece of memorabilia.
About Graeme Langlands
Graeme 'Changa' Langlands, MBE, (born 1941) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach of the 1960s and 70s. He retired as the most-capped player for the Australian national team with 45 from 1963 to 1975, and captained his country in 15 Test matches and World Cup games. Langlands was the fullback and goal-kicker for the St George Dragons in the latter half of their 11 year consecutive premiership-winning run from 1956 to 1966.
In 1985 Rugby League Week nominated an Australian 'Masters' side picking its 13 best players since 1970. Amongst them were eight former Australian captains. Dressing in their Australian strip for a commemorative photo at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Langlands was late to take his seat. He arrived to find one spot left – front row, centre seat. These legendary players had spontaneously selected him as their Captain.
In 1999, he and Wally Lewis became the fifth & sixth selected post-war "Immortals" of the Australian game with Churchill, Raper, Gasnier and Fulton. In 2002 he was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.
In February 2008, Langlands was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. Langlands went on to be named as an interchange player in Australian rugby league's Team of the Century. Announced on 17 April 2008, the team is the panel's majority choice for each of the thirteen starting positions and four interchange players. In 2008 New South Wales announced their rugby league team of the century also, naming Langlands at centre. |