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Name
  
Cyril Abotomey


Died
  
December 20, 1980

Cecil "Cyril" Abotomey (1902-1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs club of the New South Wales Rugby League competition.

Abotomey wasa Paddington junior in Rugby League and Cricket and also played junior Australian Rules football for the Double Bay side. In Rugby League he played in both the centre and wing positions and was a member of Eastern Suburbs 1923 premiership winning side. Abotomey was also a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that won the President's Cup in 1922, and is officially recognised as Eastern Suburbs 138th player. He eventually moved to Brisbane and continued his career there. He died in Brisbane in 1980 and was buried at the Toowong Cemetery on 22 December 1980.

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