Herb Narvo

Herb Narvo
Narvo in 1944
Personal information
Full nameHermann Olaf Frances Narvo
Born(1912-08-19)19 August 1912
Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 July 1958(1958-07-28) (aged 45)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 Newtown 8 1 0 0 3
1938–41 Norths (Newcastle)
1943–45 Newtown 34 12 7 0 67
1946 St. George 13 3 8 0 25
1947 Cootamundra
1948 Camden
1949 Newtown 6 2 0 0 6
Total 61 18 15 0 101
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–45 New South Wales 13 12 0 0 36
1937–38 Australia 4 2 0 0 6
1937–45 NSW City 3 0 0 0 0
1936–41 NSW Country 6 3 1 0 11
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1946 St. George 16 11 0 5 69
RelativesFrank Narvo (son)

Hermann Olaf Frances "Herb" Narvo (19 August 1912 – 28 July 1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer and boxer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a national representative rugby league player and national heavyweight boxing champion. He has been named among the nation's finest footballers and sportsman of the 20th century.