Long time Rugby League stalwart and Country Rugby League administrator Terry Quinn has been given a fond farewell by the New South Wales Rugby League governing body.
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Quinn, who began his career as a player and played over 60 games with the Penrith Panthers as a centre, featured in the 1974 Amco Cup Final, where the Western Division scored a 6 - 2 win in a massive boost for Country Rugby League.
Quinn then went on to serve as an administrator for West Australian Rugby League, before taking on the head role at Country Rugby League and serving as chief executive there since 2002.
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"I have had a wonderful life around Rugby League none better than the last 18 years with Country Rugby League and NSWRL," Quinn told NSWRL.COM.
"I must say the game has been great to me.
"Not all has been smooth sailing but the good far outweigh the bad. Throughout that time, I have worked with wonderful people and forged strong relationships but more importantly formed strong friendships which I am sure will continue for many years to come."
A staunch advocate for the country rugby league playing scene, Quinn was one of the key figures in the merger between NSWRL and Country Rugby League late last year.
That decision melded the two governing bodies into one authority for the first time since the post-war era.
Quinn offered support for the concept of a country based NRL team as recently as 2018, backing areas like Dubbo and Tamworth to provide the talent and playing ability to field such an effort, but admitted that the idea was still a long ways off.
"Quinny has made a massive contribution to our game in so many different capacities, but most notably as a distinguished first grade player and more recently as a senior administrator," NSWRL Chief Executie David Trodden said.
"His greatest quality is the personal integrity with which he has approached everything he has done, always putting the interests of the game ahead of everything else. The game has been richer for his involvement in it and will be poorer for his retirement."
NSWRL Board Member John Anderson said that the retirement was a 'momentous, but sad' occassion and thanked Quinn for his many years of service to country rugby league.
"When Terry first came to Newcastle he did a fantastic job bringing about a level of professionalism which had never been experienced at Newcastle Rugby League before, especially in regards to representative football," Anderson said.
"It is a momentous yet sad day when you finish you career and I wish him all the best."
A replacement for the position of Chief Executive Officer hasn't been chosen.
