Rugby league cult hero Kyle White has died out of the blue on the age of 53.
The former Canterbury, Wests and Illawarra ahead handed away in his sleep at his house in Penrith on Monday night time.
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White additionally performed for Widnes and Workington Town in England all through a 10-year skilled profession that noticed him achieve a cult following.
The fashionable ahead performed nicely above his peak and weight within the ahead pack and was famend for being a fierce defender.
White had private troubles lately. In 2019 his brother Josh pleaded for help after Kyle had been reported lacking.
Kyle was later discovered homeless and wandering across the southeast Queensland city of Warwick.
“It’s with a very heavy heart that I inform everyone that my brother Kyle passed away this morning. As most people know he has been dealing with some issues of late but it doesn’t make it any easier,” Josh posted on Facebook.
“He was my idol growing up and we played at all the same NRL clubs and were inseparable through our younger years. Hopefully he finds peace now and the hurting has stopped.
“He was a tough player on the field and knew how to have a good time off it. We have had a lot of ups and downs over the years but he is my brother and (I) will always love him.”
White performed 24 video games at Canterbury between 1989 and 1991, and made 34 appearances for the Magpies between 1992 and 1995 and 9 for the Steelers in 1996.
White’s demise comes days after the passing of South Sydney legend John Sattler aged 80.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au