John Joseph Danzey Jr. (9 July 1939 – 31 August 2020)[1][2] was an Australian professional rugby league footballer, referee and administrator.
He played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Newtown, Balmain and Cronulla-Sutherland clubs during the 1960s, and went on to control 172 first-grade games as a referee.
Danzey commenced his first grade football career with Newtown in 1960, playing seven games.
[6] Danzey began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League.
He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), gaining his first first-grade match in 1973.