Question: Facts:   - teama: new south wales    - pointsb: 0    - source: -lsb- yesterday 's hero -rsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bruce_walker/summary.html rugby league project -rsb- and -lsb- http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/playerprofile_bruce-walker_8366.aspx    - points: 102 42    - goalsb: 0      - birth date: 8 june 1952    - fieldgoals: 0 0    - pointsa: 0    - fieldgoalsc: 0    - teamb: australia    - appearances: 141 85    - triesa: 0    - fieldgoalsb: 0    - yearcstart: 1982    - tries: 36 14    - triesb: 0    - name: bruce walker    - birth place: australia    - goalsc: 0    - appearancesc: 1    - position: pr sr lk    - teamc: queensland    - appearancesa: 1    - appearancesb: 0    - goalsa: 0    - yearbstart: 1978    - pointsc: 0    - yearastart: 1975    - yearend: 77 83    - yearstart: 1971 1978    - triesc: 0    - nickname: goldie    - fieldgoalsa: 0    - club: easts tigers north sydney bears manly-warringah    - goals: 0 0   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bruce walker -lrb- rugby league -rrb- .
Answer:
bruce walker is an australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s .an australian kangaroos and queensland state of origin representative second-row or lock forward , he played club football in brisbane with eastern suburbs before moving to sydney to play with the north sydney bears for seven seasons between 1971-1977 and later manly-warringah for six seasons between 1978-1983 with whom he won the 1978 grand final .he was then selected to go on the 1978 kangaroo tour , playing in 8 matches .following his retirement as a player he became chairman of the south australian rugby league .