His brother Gary also played for New Zealand while his brother Bob later coached New Zealand and his son David was also a professional player.
[2] A member of the Ponsonby club,[3] Bailey was an Auckland representative and was first picked for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1961.
[2] In 1973 Bailey won the Hyland Memorial Cup as coach of the year in the Auckland Rugby League competition.
[citation needed] He joined the Maritime club in 1975.
[6][7] In 2007 he was named in the New Zealand Rugby League Team of the Century at centre.