Adam Wright
- July 17, 1998
- 22 years
About Adam Wright
Adam Wright, 22-23, Australian rugby league footballer.
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|Adam Wright (1975 – 17 July 1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice was as a prop.
Background
He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Robert (Bobby) and Barbara. He grew up in Haberfield in the inner west of Sydney.
Wright was shot and killed outside of the Five Dock Hotel on 17 July 1998. Organised crime figure Michael Kanaan was convicted of Wright's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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