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Sam Backo – a larger-than-life front-rower who represented Queensland and Australia in the 1980s – has died.
Backo, 64, had been in intensive care at Cairns Hospital after being diagnosed with melioidosis - a bacterial infection - in April.
Recent media reports stated Backo may have contracted the soil-borne tropical disease while swimming in Freshwater Creek at Goomboora Park in Cairns.
Backo had been transferred to a Brisbane hospital but returned to Cairns where he passed on Sunday afternoon surrounded by family and friends.
www.foxsports.com.au
Backo, 64, had been in intensive care at Cairns Hospital after being diagnosed with melioidosis - a bacterial infection - in April.
Recent media reports stated Backo may have contracted the soil-borne tropical disease while swimming in Freshwater Creek at Goomboora Park in Cairns.
Backo had been transferred to a Brisbane hospital but returned to Cairns where he passed on Sunday afternoon surrounded by family and friends.
‘Dominant’: Maroons, Raiders legend Sam Backo tragically passes away aged 64
‘Dominant’: Maroons, Raiders legend Sam Backo tragically passes away aged 64
www.foxsports.com.au
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