The select band are members of the club’s Hall of Fame and four more will be inducted at a special ceremony on Sunday. A celebration lunch at AMT Headingley Stadium will also mark the 20th anniversary of Leeds’ first Super League triumph and a decade since their Wembley Challenge Cup final win against Castleford Tigers.
To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, individuals must have played at least 150 games for Leeds, made an ‘exceptional contribution’ to rugby in the city and achieved representative honours during their playing career. Here’s a full list of the 28 current members, in the order they were inducted.
7. Jeff Stevenson (1952-58)
The first Leeds player to win the Lance Todd trophy, at Wembley in 1957. The scrum-half was also the last captain to lead Great Britain to an Ashes series victory on home soil.Photo: Leeds Rhinos
8. Bev Risman OBE (1966-70)
His experience at full-back transformed Roy Francis’ great side of the late 1960s and he was awarded an OBE for his services to rugby league.Photo: YEP
9. Garry Schofield OBE (1987-96)
Leeds-born, world record signing and try poacher supreme, he made a record four Great Britain tours, won the Golden Boot as the world’s best and was awarded an OBE.Photo: Steve Riding
10. Eric Harris (1930-39)
Australian winger, the Toowoomba Ghost, scorer of a club record 392 tries in 383 appearances during the 1930s.Photo: Leeds Rhinos
11. Syd Hynes (1965-76)
The 1,000th player to pull on a Leeds shirt, an Ashes winner and the club’s first player/coach; never lost in seven finals when in charge.Photo: Copy
12. John Atkinson (1966-82)
Classy winger, second-highest try scorer in Leeds’ history, with 340.Photo: Steve Riding