Playing Career
Known Family Links
- Cousin twice removed
- Jharal Yow Yeh
Biography
Arthur Beetson's centre partner at Roma ventured to Balmain with his team-mate in 1966. Yow Yeh played on the wing in the Tigers' grand final loss to St George that year but could not fully adjust to city life. He left Balmain at the end of 1967 and while Beetson went on to greatness, Yow Yeh's life ended tragically in the 1980s.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Wide Bay | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Craven Mild Cup | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 41 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 60.98% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Balmain Tigers | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NRL Finals | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Wide Bay | 1962 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1966 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1962-1966 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1966 | 20 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00% | List | |||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1967 | 21 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 57.14% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Balmain | 1966-67 | 41 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 60.98% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann
Your Say
19/12/2013
I have just released a book titled "Inquest" in Ipswich Qld.The book details the short life of Kevin Yow Yeh former Redcliffe and Balmain I st Grade footballer his story has never been told Kevin was a very troubled man his life after football left him a legacy of alcohol fuelled hatred of the white man it virtually killed him then on the 27th June 1975 he was arrested in Maryborough Qld on a minor assault charge he was flown to Mackay to face the alleged charges his case was heard at 10 am and was remanded to appear for sentencing at 2.30 pm, he collapsed at 2pm and was pronounced deceased at 2.05pm his family assumed his death was very suspicious and demanded an Inquest it was never granted.
31/05/2014
I have limited memories from the mid 60?s ,but have memories of Kevin as a very fast running player for the Tigers , my earliest rugby league memories . Kevin & Artie were my favorite players from that era at Leichhardt Oval. Was sad to hear of Kevin?s passing in 1975.
06/10/2014
I remember Kevin when I was a boy playing for the tigers. Sadly missed
08/05/2015
Kevin possessed amazing pace of-the-mark. I well recall a TV add where fullback, Les Johns (C-B), tackled Kevin Yow Yeh (Bal)in a copybook tackle. RIP Kevin
29/06/2017
Kevin Yow Yeh played for Rainbows Club in Gympie 1962.
17/08/2017
I remember watching Kevin flying down the wing at Leichhardt Oval as a kid. IF he caught the ball (many a time he was too quick for the pass and fumbled) it was a certain try. The man was like greased lightening and I will never forget how awesome he was as a runner. 40 years later, I met his niece when we worked together and she told me he had passed away, sad news indeed.
08/12/2017
Player-Coach Merv(Tuppy)Walsh led the Rainbows to an easy Grand Final win over Brothers 42-2.Tuppy and Kevin Yow Yeh played for Wide Bay in 1962 QRL trials at Lang Park.Wide Bay played Toowoomba,and Yow Yeh scored 4 tries.I played only one match against Kevin in 1962,and he was top class.
08/01/2018
Gympie Rainbows Rugby League Club won Premiership by beating Brothers in 1962.
31/01/2018
Tabs should have been a boxer
I was at the clubhouse the night he put half a dozen on the floor Spider Webb would have remembered because he was one of them
Meggsie Gleeson
09/04/2022
I played with rainbows in the very same side in Gympie and wide Bay- Rab and I where great mates- but even in those days- he could be nasty on the grog- we caught up later when he came to sydney - yes sad to see his passing
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