page_title: Dan Dempsey
section_title: Accolades
hierarchical_section_title: Dan Dempsey / Accolades
caption_attribution_description: English: Aust Rugby League Kangaroos The Australian Kangaroos before the first of three Tests played against England in Jun/July 1932: Back row: Alex Burdon (mgr), Wally Prigg, Mick Madsen, Dan Dempsey, Joe Pearce, Cliff Pearce, unidentified official. Seated: Harry Sunderland (mgr), Eric Weissel, Ernie Norman, Herb Steinohrt (c) Hec Gee, J Little, unidentified official. Front:Frank McMillan, Fred Laws, Joe Wilson.
context_page_description: Dan Dempsey was an Australian rugby league national and Queensland state representative player. He played his career at hooker and is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.
context_section_description: In February 2008, Dempsey was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the  NRL and  ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
   
  In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Dempsey was named at hooker in the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century.
caption: Run-on Test side plus mgrs 6 Jun 1932, Dempsey centre of back row
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