There was tale about when, I think it was Yorkshire, played the Aussies. Turner was captain and in the pre-match talk he handed out instructions for his forwards to watch two of the Aussie players, and one of his team mates said well what about the rest of the Aussie forwards and Rocky said, "I'll see to them" and rumour has it he gave them a real 'seeing to'
Best Captain I've ever seen.

Derek lived for many years in Ossett near the entrance to spring mill golf course. My dad grew up in Ossett and knew him well, and could tell loads of stories about him. Derek used to head up to the green park to have a game of touch and pass with the lads up there - when he was GB captain. A few of the lads would either be cheeky with him or try pull a fast one so he’d give them a “little one” to keep them in line. They didn’t do it again!

My dad tells a tale of a local hard man wannabe around the time who was putting word round that he could sort Turner out - when Derek caught up with him he just left him hanging off some scaffolding by his coat.

I think when he was coach at Leeds someone shouted something like “what a load of crap, Turner” as he was walking along by the stand. Derek turned and invited whoever it was to the pitch to have a “chat” about it. He didn’t bother.

It’s a shame the game seemed to fall out of his favour in later life. Try and the club might, thy couldn’t get him to come down to any of the reunions, which was a real pity.

I did too and he now joins Whiteley who has also just been inducted into the HOF. Saw them play against each other in the 1960 Challenge Cup final as team captains and the previous year play in the last GB squad to win the Ashes in England. Turner played 1 game and Whiteley 2 at LF.

'Wild Bull of the Pampas'- Vince Karalius, has been a long time in the HOF.

Totally deserved. Met him when he moved my mum and dad into their new flat, i may have seen him play, but i was too young to notice!! Class act and was as strong as they come.

My mam bought a new three piece suit which was delivered by rocky and he had to take a big old sideboard away when him and his mate lifted it he said to my mam bloody hell misses have you put your old man in here. Then there was the tale of the dressing room when the players were discussing the winning pay, one new player asked what they got for losing, the dressing room went deathly silent.