Bill Clift, community champion
He eventually became chairman of trustees for the Tigers Trust, the club’s charitable arm.
In his 35 years at the Academy, he championed rugby league for pupils in the town, and was instrumental in the organisation of youth tours to Australia.
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The town’s MP, Yvette Cooper, said he had believed in the power of the sport to give opportunities to generations of young people and had taken immense pride in the achievements of each new each generation.