Rugby league fable Norm Provan has died aged 88.
The Immortal had been battling dementia successful caller years.
The Dragons confirmed Provan's decease connected Wednesday nighttime and are expected to remark further today.
Nicknamed 'Sticks', Provan was calved successful the NSW Riverina and played his inferior shot successful the Sutherland shire. He lone joined St George aft being knocked backmost by Eastern Suburbs. Provan joined the Dragons and made his archetypal people debut successful 1952.
Proven was pivotal successful starring St George to their grounds tally of premiership wins and played 18 Tests for Australia.
He played 256 games for St George betwixt 1951 to 1965, and was viewed arsenic 1 of the top players to lace a boot.
He played successful 10 of the Red V's 11 successive grand-final victories, the past 5 arsenic captain-coach.
The legend's quality successful 10 expansive finals is an Australian rugby league record.
Proven was inducted successful the Sport Australia Hall disconnected Fame successful 2015, and 3 years aboriginal was named an Immortal.
He was awarded the game's highest honour alongside Dave Brown, Frank Burge, Mal Meninga and Dally Messenger.
Provan's feats were further immortalised by the NRL, with the icon and Arthur Summons captured successful a celebrated photograph that adorns the premiership trophy.
The iconic photograph of a mud soaked Provan alongside Summons was taken astatine the SCG aft the 1963 expansive final.
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