Researching Joe Egan
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The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Egan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Egan and the Egan Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Joe Egan
Joe Egan (rugby league)
Joseph Egan (26 March 1919 – 11 November 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (vice-captain 1950 Great Britain Lions tour) and England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan from 1938 to 1950, Oldham (Heritage No. 418) (World War II guest) and Leigh (Heritage No. 603), as a, or, i.e. number 9, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Leigh, Wigan, Widnes, Warrington and Blackpool Borough. Egan is a Wigan Hall of Fame inductee, and was a life member at Wigan, Egan later became coach of Wigan, taking them to Championship success in the 1959–60 season.
Source: Joe Egan (rugby league), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Egan
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