What is Nick Yakich?
'''Nicholas Yakich''' (18 January 1940 – 28 May 2019) was an [[Australia]]n [[rugby league]] player. He played as a winger. He played for the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] in the [[New South Wales]] Rugby League premiership competition, between 1960 and 1966. He also played for New South Wales in 1965. He was also selected for the Australian national squad, but never made the first team. He retired due to a knee injury. Yakich was born in [[Innisfail, Queensland|Innisfail]], [[Queensland]]. He died on 28 May 2019, at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/tributes/notice/3246698/|title=Yakich, Nicholas|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=28 May 2019|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/nick-yakich/summary.html Nick Yakich] at Rugby League Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Yakich, Nick}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New South Wales]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Queensland]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}