Johnny Raper

John 'Chook' Raper, MBE (12 April 1939 - 9 February 2022) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a lock-forward for the Australia national team. He had a record 33 test caps between 1959 and 1968 and played in 6 World Cup games between 1960 and 1968. Raper captained Australia on 8 occasions in 1967-68 and played in eight consecutive NSWRFL grand final victories for the St. George Dragons club. He has since been named as one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. He was married to carol Raper and had two sons, Aaron and Stuart.