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FORMER Kangaroo, Magpies great and leading referee Keith Holman has passed away aged 84.
NRL lost one of its greats when the national and state representative halfback passed away on Tuesday night.
West Tigers chief executive officer Stephen Humphreys confirmed the death of the great this morning on 2GB.
"We had the sad news overnight,'' Humphreys said.
"Keith had not been well in recent years . He was in a [nursing home](http://caringforasenior.com/SeniorLiving/) in Miranda. Regrettably he had a heart attack last night and died in [Sutherland Hospital](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland_Hospital) a but before 9pm.''
Holman's club career was with the [Western Suburbs Magpies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Magpies) from 1949 to 1961.
Considered one of the best players in the game, Holman became a coach for the club and then also one of the game's leading referees.
Holman, [who in 2007 was selected by a panel of experts at halfback in an Australian Team of the 50s,](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/team-of-the-50s-named/story-e6frexnr-1111114085439) officiated in the 1971 grand final and went on to referee during Australia's tour of New Zealand in 1975.
In 2008, Holman was included on a list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
The same year the [Western Suburbs Magpies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Magpies) celebrated their centenary by inducting six inaugural members into the club's Hall of Fame, one of whom was Holman.
FORMER Kangaroo, Magpies great and leading referee Keith Holman has passed away aged 84.
NRL lost one of its greats when the national and state representative halfback passed away on Tuesday night.
West Tigers chief executive officer Stephen Humphreys confirmed the death of the great this morning on 2GB.
"We had the sad news overnight,'' Humphreys said.
"Keith had not been well in recent years . He was in a [nursing home](http://caringforasenior.com/SeniorLiving/) in Miranda. Regrettably he had a heart attack last night and died in [Sutherland Hospital](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland_Hospital) a but before 9pm.''
Holman's club career was with the [Western Suburbs Magpies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Magpies) from 1949 to 1961.
Considered one of the best players in the game, Holman became a coach for the club and then also one of the game's leading referees.
Holman, [who in 2007 was selected by a panel of experts at halfback in an Australian Team of the 50s,](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/team-of-the-50s-named/story-e6frexnr-1111114085439) officiated in the 1971 grand final and went on to referee during Australia's tour of New Zealand in 1975.
In 2008, Holman was included on a list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
The same year the [Western Suburbs Magpies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Suburbs_Magpies) celebrated their centenary by inducting six inaugural members into the club's Hall of Fame, one of whom was Holman.