In memory of Des Drummond - Heritage number 866

Warrington Wolves are deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of former player Des Drummond on Saturday at the age of 63.

Born in Jamaica in 1958, he came over to England as a youngster and grew up in Bolton. Des followed his older brother Alva in graduating through the Leigh Colts side. He made the first of 280 appearances for Leigh on 27^th December 1976 at Hull Kingston Rovers.

Dessie quickly became a regular in the Hilton Park side and made appearances for Great Britan Under 24s and England before making the Great Britain side. A regular in the international side he went on the 1984 Lions tour of Australia.

In 1981/2 Drummond was a key member of the Leigh side that won the Lancashire Cup and the Championship. He scored a second half try in the win at Whitehaven that clinched the title for Leigh.

In 1983 Dessie was a “Star” on BBC TV’s Superstars programme. He finished runner-up in the UK competition and qualified for the world final in Hong Kong. He competed against some of the world’s best athletes in strength, speed and endurance events. He eventually finished third, impressing the TV audiences around the world.

In the summer of 1986 he played six matches for Western Suburbs in Australia. He then had a spell out of the game before joining Warrington in February 1987 for a fee of £40,000.

Obituary: Des Drummond