What is Greg Mackey?
'''Greg Mackey''' (20 October 1961 &ndash; 24 September 2014) was an [[Australians|Australian]] professional [[rugby league]] player from 1980 until 1996. He played as a [[five-eighth]], [[fullback]], [[winger (sports)|winger]] and centre. He also [[Captain (sports)|captained]] some of his teams. He played for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], [[Paris Châtillon XIII]], the [[Illawarra Steelers]], the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]], the [[Warrington Wolves]] and [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]. Mackey was born in [[New South Wales]]. He was married to Amanda. They had three children: two sons, Kane and Tom, and a daughter, Ebony. In December 2011, he was told that he had [[bowel cancer]]. Mackey died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 24 September 2014 in [[Sydney]], New South Wales. He was 52.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/24/greg-mackey-australia-rugby-league-dies|title=Australia rugby league star Greg Mackey dies at the age of 52|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/farewell-to-greg-mackey-the-flamehaired-footy-hero-20140925-10loqm.html|title=Farewell to Greg Mackey, the flame-haired footy hero|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=25 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014|first=Steve|last=Mascord}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-mackey/summary.html Greg Mackey] at the [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/ Rugby League Project] {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackey, Greg}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Australian rugby league players]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New South Wales]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New South Wales]]