Former Great Britain and English rugby league representative and long time Tamworth resident Mick Adams passed away late last week at the age of 65.
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The back rower had a stellar 15 year career with his hometown club of Widnes in the UK between 1971 and 1984.
The skipper also played a lead role in Widnes being named the ‘Cup Kings’, after that side made 25 finals in his time at the club where he amassed 415 club caps and 13 national caps.
In 1975 he was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame.
That same year the bustling ball runner packed up and headed to Australia where he played two seasons with the Canterbury Bulldogs scoring eight tries in 23 appearances, before retiring from the game and moving to Tamworth.
Widnes and Castleford paused their Super League clash on Sunday to mark a minute of applause for the fallen star, while a litany of former team mates, opponents and others have also paid their respects via social media.