Hull FC are saddened to learn of the passing of former player Bernard Conway at the age of 92.
Conway, who was one of the club’s oldest living players, joined the club in 1949 from Fitzwilliam, near Pontefract, and went on to be one of the club’s stars of the early 1950s.
The half-back, who was equally apt in the centre position, made 159 appearances for the club following his debut on February 26th, 1949, before leaving the club in November 1955.
Conway scored some 30 tries across the six years he spent with the Black & Whites under head coaches Joe Oliver and then Roy Franics.
He played alongside the likes of well-known stars including Johnny Whiteley, Tommy Harris, Colin Hutton, Ivor Watts, Mick Scott, Bob Coverdale and Bill Drake during his time at the club.
Although the early 1950s didn’t see success on the field in terms of trophies for the club, Conway was involved in some of the side’s biggest games of the period, including the 1952 Championship semi-final against Wigan, and the Yorkshire Cup Finals of 1953 and 1954, scoring a try in the latter.
Our thoughts are with Bernard’s family and friends at this difficult time.
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