Carl Dooler
Carl Dooler was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national [rugby league team|Great Britain], and Yorkshire, and at club level for Sharlston Rovers ARLFC, Featherstone Rovers, Hull Kingston Rovers, York and Batley, as an occasional goal-kicking.
Background
Carl Dooler was born in Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on 30 March 1943. He worked as a miner, construction worker, and a rigger, and he died aged 67 in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.Playing career
Club career
Dooler made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 3 December 1960.Dooler played, scored a drop goal, and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Featherstone Rovers' 17–12 victory over Barrow in the 1966–67 Challenge Cup Final during the 1966–67 [Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1966–67 season] at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967, in front of a crowd of 76,290.
Dooler played and was sent off for tripping an opponent in Featherstone Rovers' 12–25 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the Yorkshire Cup">Yorkshire rugby league team">Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1966–67 Northern [Rugby Football League season|1966–67 season] at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966.
Carl Dooler is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.
Representative honours
Carl Dooler represented Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers on the 1966 [Great Britain Lions tour] in 15 non-Test matches.Carl Dooler won caps for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1962–63 Northern [Rugby Football League season|1962–63 season] against Cumberland and Lancashire, and during the 1967–68 Northern Rugby [Football League season|1967–68 season] against Australia.