| Barry Van Heekeren | |||||
| Fullname: | Barry James Van Heekeren | ||||
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1932 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Paddington, New South Wales | ||||
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Retired: | yes | ||||
| Club1: | St. George | ||||
| Year1start: | 1955 | ||||
| Appearances1: | 5 | ||||
| Tries1: | 0 | ||||
| Goals1: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 | ||||
| Points1: | 0 | ||||
| Coachteam1: | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Coachyear1start: | 1968 | ||||
| Coachyear1end: | 73 | ||||
| Coachgames1: | 2 | ||||
| Coachwins1: | 0 | ||||
| Coachdraws1: | 0 | ||||
| Coachlosses1: | 0 | ||||
| Source: | Whiticker/Hudson | ||||
| Updated: | 18 July 2019 | ||||
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Barry Van Heekeren (1932-2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
An Eastern Suburbs junior and lower grade player in the early 1950s, Barry Van Heekeren joined St. George third grade in 1955 and was used 5 times during the 1955 season in first grade. He later returned to Easts as an administrator, and after 30 years as Operations Manager at the Roosters, he was awarded Life Membership in 2002.[1]
Known by the nickname 'Mocca', Barry Van Heekeren was also the coach of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 1968 and 1973. [2]
Barry Van Heekeren died on 25 January 2004.[3]