Ken Day (1936–1998), also known by the nickname of "High Tower", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s.
[1] An Australian international and Queensland representative forward, he played his club football in Brisbane for Western Suburbs and in Sydney for Manly-Warringah.
[2] Originally from Caboolture, while playing in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Western Suburbs in 1961, Day was selected to make his debut for the Queensland Maroons and then the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No.
[3] Despite receiving offers of over 1,000 Australian pounds from Townsville and North Sydney clubs at the end of the season,[4] he opted to stay in Brisbane.
He made his test début in 1963 and was part of the Australia touring team that won The Ashes in Britain for the first time ever.