Bev Risman played rugby union for England and on tour with the British & Irish Lions before switching to rugby league in 1961 with Leigh and relocating to Leeds. Prior to Friday’s Super League match between the Rhinos and Huddersfield, Leeds will have a moment of silence.
Risman was raised in Cumbria but was born in Salford. He eventually moved back up north to work as the chairman at Carlisle.
He was inducted into the sport’s hall of fame in 2005, held the position of RFL president from 2010 to 2012, and received an OBE for his services to rugby league. Risman played 162 times for Leeds, scoring 20 tries and kicking 611 goals. In Leeds’ illustrious victory in the 1968 ‘Watersplash’ Challenge Cup, he scored four goals.
Bev Risman cause of death
In the 2012 New Year’s Honours, Risman was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to rugby league. In June 2023, Risman passed away at the age of 85. He was elected President of the Rugby Football League in 2010 after being inducted into the rugby league’s Roll of Honor in 2005. In 2011, Jim Hartley took his place.