Rob Nolan will take part in this week’s AA Jones Legends Parade ahead of Saturday’s Betfred Super League Round 23 clash against
Club Historian Bill Dalton looks back at his career…
Rob Nolan was always destined to become a Boulevard favourite after a very successful apprenticeship in the Hull FC Colts team of the mid-1980’s.
He was captain of the Colts team that swept the board in the 1987-88 season by winning the Colts Championship, the Challenge Cup and, finally, the Premiership, beating Rovers Colts by 18-14 in the final at the Boulevard on 24th April 1988.
He debuted in the first-team on 27th September in a Yorkshire Cup-tie against Featherstone Rovers.
In that initial season, under Head Coach Brian Smith, he appeared 13 times, 12 of them off the interchange bench, where his utility value became a valuable factor during his subsequent 11 year career.
He capped that initial season with an appearance at Old Trafford in the 1988-89 Premiership Final, albeit in a gallant defeat to then World Club champions, Widnes.
Rob’s brother, Gary, also joined Hull later and are part of the 31-strong team of Brothers who have played for the club.
Rob’s first-team career at Hull embraced 232 appearances and he scored 52 tries and also kicked a dozen goals.
He closed his first-grade career with a 30 appearance spell at Hull KR in the very early days of the 21s century.
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