Famous fitness trainer George Daldry passes away at the age of 88
George Daldry, the iconic fitness trainer renowned for his place in the Australian sport, has passed away at the age of 88 years in Sydney.
Daldry was well known as the toughest trainer available in the world of Rugby League, who was often recalled for laying down the foundations of hardest level of physical training. The rugby league legends such as Jack Gibson, John Raper and Bob Fulton, accredited
him as one of the best trainers available.
Daldry also worked with a number of Sydney-based clubs including St. George, Eastern Suburbs, Manly and North Sydney. His work with the Kangaroos also took him to an Australian tour. Apart from Rugby League, he also had the honour of training the rowing
squad in the 1968 Olympics, who won silver medal in Mexico.
While expressing his views about the great loss the world of Rugby League had to face, Fulton shared with the official website of the Men of League and said, “When I coached Easts then Manly from 1979 to 1987, he was my trainer/conditioner and I have no
doubt that my sides were the fittest in those times.”
Raper also talked about Daldry’s influence in shaping his Rugby League career and said, “He never expected you to do anything he wouldn't do. I wasn't the only St. George player to benefit from his methods and influence.”
Daldry passed away in his home in Randwick at Friday night. His memorial service’s dates are yet be finalised. It is believed that Daldry’s motivational training skills have taken shape from his Second World War’s experience, which took them as the prisoner
of war in Malaysia in the Changi Camp, where he spent four long years serving the term as Japanese held hostage. He was also part of the first group that was sent to Japan.
The weather was very severe, where Daldry spent the years in extreme cold. He himself once said that the reason why he survived those harsh weather conditions was because they were tightly packed with each other with less than 61 cm of sleeping space.
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