George Nepia
New Zealand rugby player
Died when: 81 years 63 days (974 months)Star Sign: Taurus
George Nepia (25 April 1905 – 27 August 1986) was a New Zealand Maori rugby union and rugby league player.He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Maori rugby players.
He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.In 2004 he was selected as number 65 by the panel of the New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers television show.
Nepia was featured in a set of postage stamps from the New Zealand post office in 1990.Historian Philippa Mein Smith described him as "New Zealand rugby's first superstar".
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