<p>SYDNEY &mdash; Bob Fulton, one of the most celebrated players in Australian rugby league and a former captain, coach and selector of the Kangaroos, has died. He was 73.</p>
<p>Fulton’s death was announced Sunday by his close friend, broadcaster Ray Hadley, on the Sydney radio station 2GB. A cause of death was not given.</p>
<p>Fulton coached Australia to World Cup wins in 1992 and 1995 and is the only man to have won a premiership and Ashes series, against England, as player, captain and coach.</p>
<p>Fulton was born in England but moved to Australia when he was four years old and became a towering figure in Australian rugby league. He was named as one of first four “Immortals” of the sport — along with Clive Churchill, Reg Gasnier and Johnny Raper — when the concept was launched as a sort of Hall of Fame in 1981.</p>
<p>He played in 35 tests for Australia — seven as captain — and 16 matches for New South Wales state, prior to the State of Origin competition.</p>
<p>Fulton also won three premierships in the National Rugby League in 1972, 1973 and 1976 while playing for Manly-Warringah — his last as captain. He appeared in 219 total matches with the team. </p>
<p>He later played for Eastern Suburbs in the NRL, a decision which disappointed Manly loyalists.</p>
<p>He returned to Manly as a coach in the 1980s and led the team to two more premiership titles in 1987 and 1996. </p>
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