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billy boston

william john `` billy '' boston mbe -lrb- born 6 august 1934 -rrb- is a retired rugby league footballer who played as a winger or centre .
born in cardiff , wales , boston started his career as a rugby union player before joining wigan in 1953 .
he spent the next 15 years at wigan , where he scored a club-record 478 tries in his 488 appearances for the club .
he finished his career at blackpool borough before retiring in 1970 .
he also represented great britain in 31 test matches , and was part of the team that won the 1960 rugby league world cup .
regarded as one of the sport 's greatest ever players , boston scored a total of 571 tries in his career , making him the second-highest try scorer in rugby league history .
he is an original inductee of the british rugby league hall of fame , welsh sports hall of fame and wigan warriors hall of fame , and was awarded an mbe in 1986 .
