Graham Rees was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford (twice - before Swinton & after St. Helens,) Swinton and St. Helens as a Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13.
Professor of English and Drama at Queen Mary University in London, England and lives in South Woodford, London, England. [December 2008]
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Professor Rees was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to scholarship.