Joe Ball (rugby league)
Joseph Ball (1 April 1927 – 6 October 1964) was an English rugby league footballer who played as a or for St Helens and Barrow. Biography Ball started his career with St Helens in 1943, playing 135 games for moving to Barrow in 1955, He spent six seasons with Barrow, Joe Ball played in Barrow's 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318. Ball's son, Ian, also played for Barrow. After suffering from cancer, Ball died in hospital on 6 October 1964, aged 37. References External links Saints Heritage Society profile 1927 births 1964 deaths Barrow Raiders players English rugby league players Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside St Helens R.F.C. players