Rob Burrow
English rugby league player
Died when: 41 years 250 days (500 months)Star Sign: Libra
Robert Geoffrey Burrow MBE (born 26 September 1982) was an English former professional rugby league player.An England and Great Britain representative, he spent his entire 16-year professional career with Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, making over 400 appearances between 2001 and 2017.
At 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) tall and weighing less than 11 st (70 kg; 150 lb), Burrow was known for many years as "the smallest player in Super League".
Despite this, he was one of the most successful players in the competition's history, winning eight Super League championships, two Challenge Cups, being named to the Super League Dream Team on three occasions and winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy twice.
On 19 December 2019, Burrow revealed that he had been diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND).On 30 December 2020, he was appointed MBE in the 2021 New Years Honours List for his services to Rugby League and the Motor Neuron Disease community.
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