John Gleeson, nicknamed “Dookie”, was an Australian former rugby league footballer whose active years were in the 1950s and 1960s. John was born on 28 December 1938, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He stood at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) tall.
John was an Australian international and Queensland interstate representative half where, he played club football in the country for Chinchilla’s team, in the Toowoomba Rugby League for the All Whites club, and the Brisbane Rugby League for the Wynnum-Manly and Brothers clubs.
John was Gleeson was named on the bench of the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century in 2008 during rugby league in Australia’s 100th-year celebration.
John Gleeson died at the age of 82 on Christmas day in 2021. The cause of his death is currently unknown but considering his age, we suspect he died naturally.