Rugby league icon Paul Langmack, who has significant connections with Penrith and Parramatta, has died.
His passing at the age of 61 has rattled the rugby league community.
Langmack was born in Parramatta in 1965.
His brother Peter played for both the Panthers and Eels in the 1970s. He scored five tries for Penrith against St George at Penrith Park in 1974 – a record that still stands.
Diane Langmack, who had a significant career at Panthers before joining the Bulldogs with Phil Gould, is his sister.
Paul Langmack played more than 300 NRL games across a career at the Bulldogs and Magpies, with three games for the Roosters in his final season in 1999.
He won three Premierships with the Bulldogs in the 1980s.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Langmack suffered a massive heart attack and could not be revived.
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