Bernie Purcell (1928–2001) was an Australian rugby league premiership winning footballer and coach.
He was also the first Australian forward to kick over 500 career goals a record only matched by three other players up till 2011.
He played in the 1950 – 1951 and 1954 – 1955 victorious Rabbitohs Grand Final teams shouldering the goal-kicking responsibilities in each of those matches.
Purcell represented Australia in one Test match (1950) and appeared four times for New South Wales (1951–1956).
Purcell coached the Rabbitohs (1964–1966) after his retirement as a player, the highlight being the 1965 Grand Final against St. George played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in front of a record crowd of 78,056.