Please answer the following question: Gerard Gerry J. Helme (birth registered AprilJune 1923 in Leigh district died 19 December 1981(1981-12-19) (age 59)) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s and '50s playing at representative level for Great Britain England Combined Nationalities and Lancashire and at club level for Warrington as a Scrum-half/Halfback i.e. number 7. Helme is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete