Facts: - teama: new south wales - pointsb: 0 - source: -lsb- yesterday 's hero -rsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bruce_walker/summary.html rugby league project -rsb- and -lsb- http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/playerprofile_bruce-walker_8366.aspx - points: 102 42 - goalsb: 0 - birth date: 8 june 1952 - fieldgoals: 0 0 - pointsa: 0 - fieldgoalsc: 0 - teamb: australia - appearances: 141 85 - triesa: 0 - fieldgoalsb: 0 - yearcstart: 1982 - tries: 36 14 - triesb: 0 - name: bruce walker - birth place: australia - goalsc: 0 - appearancesc: 1 - position: pr sr lk - teamc: queensland - appearancesa: 1 - appearancesb: 0 - goalsa: 0 - yearbstart: 1978 - pointsc: 0 - yearastart: 1975 - yearend: 77 83 - yearstart: 1971 1978 - triesc: 0 - nickname: goldie - fieldgoalsa: 0 - club: easts tigers north sydney bears manly-warringah - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bruce walker -lrb- rugby league -rrb- .
bruce walker is an australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s .an australian kangaroos and queensland state of origin representative second-row or lock forward , he played club football in brisbane with eastern suburbs before moving to sydney to play with the north sydney bears for seven seasons between 1971-1977 and later manly-warringah for six seasons between 1978-1983 with whom he won the 1978 grand final .he was then selected to go on the 1978 kangaroo tour , playing in 8 matches .following his retirement as a player he became chairman of the south australian rugby league .