BIOGRAPHY
What Happened to Barry John: Is Barry John Died or Alive.
Barry John, born in Cefneithin, Wales on 6 January 1945, was a rugby player who made his first top-flight appearance for Llanelli in 1964. He gained fame as a kicking fly-half with a penchant for putting over dropped goals. In the 1964/65 season, John began to make an impact on the Welsh club scene, scoring 11 dropped goals against Aberavon.
The following season, he gained more attention, scoring two dropped goals against Swansea. John almost missed the second away encounter of the season with Swansea when he was held to ransom by his fellow students at Trinity College. However, he was released when Llanelli’s club chairman, Elvet Jones, promised to donate to the college “rag.”
John was chosen to play in trial matches for the Wales national team in the 1965/66 season. In 1966, he was awarded his first international cap for Wales, taking Watkins’ place at fly-half for the match against the touring Australia team. Wales lost to Australia 11–4, the first time the Welsh had been beaten by the ‘Wallabies’ due to poor form in the midfield.
John managed to gain revenge over Australia just over a month later when the same team faced Llanelli at Stradey Park.
Despite the Wales loss against Australia, the selectors kept faith with John, and he retained his place for the next Wales international. In the 1967 Five Nations Championship against Scotland, John played badly while carrying a leg injury, and the next match he was dropped, and replaced by the more experienced Watkins.
John’s final season with Wales ended disappointingly as both Scotland and Wales refused to travel to Ireland due to increased violence in Northern Ireland and the events of Bloody Sunday.
In 1972, at 27, with 25 Wales caps and five British Lions caps, Barry John retired from the game. He cited media attention and unfair expectations of his country as reasons, believing he was “living in a goldfish bowl.” His career added 30 international points, with a single try, 3 conversions, 5 penalties, and 2 dropped goals. For Cardiff, he played 5 seasons, scoring 24 tries and 30 dropped goals.
What Happened to Barry John: Is Barry John Died or Alive?
Barry John, known as “The King” of rugby and regarded as one of the game’s all-time greats, passed yesterday at the age of 79. His family has not released the precise cause of his death to the public. Although, the retired Rugby star faced several health problems including one related to alcohol.
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