Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston left £200,000 fortune following his death at age of 92

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 07:53 EDT, 11 September 2026 | Updated: 07:57 EDT, 11 September 2026 The rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston, who died last month aged 92, has left behind a fortune worth £200,000 without a will.Sir Billy was laid to rest yesterday following a funeral at the Wigan Warriors' Brick Community Stadium - his former team.He passed away on August 24 just a month after his wife of 70 years, Lady Joan, died.Legal papers released yesterday named his son Stephen as an administrator.After deductions, the net value of this estate was £127,000.His estate will most likely be left to his three surviving children.Sir Billy had five children in total - Christine, Karen, Stephen, Lisa and Angela. Lisa died in 2024, aged 66, after a long illness while Angela passed away, aged 51, in 2016 after a cancer battle. Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston, who died aged 92 last month, has left behind a fortune worth £200,000 without a will Sir Billy playing for Wigan Warriors in May 1959. He scored a staggering 478 tries in 487 matches for the club Sir Billy was laid to rest yesterday following a funeral at the Wigan Warriors' Brick Community Stadium - his former teamSir Billy was regarded as one of the greatest players to play the game and was one of rugby’s first black stars.He scored a staggering 478 tries in 487 matches for the club.The trailblazing sportsman was also the first rugby league star to be knighted. Sir Billy - who had vascular dementia - got the honour from King Charles in June last year.Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, who are both MPs for the area, were among those at his funeral yesterday including many of the current members of Wigan Warriors' squad.Before the service, Sir Billy's funeral procession travelled through the Greater Manchester town so fans could pay their respects one last time.Other fans left hand-written notes on the player's bronze statue outside Wigan Warriors' stadium.Born William John Boston, on August 6, 1934, in Cardiff, Sir Billy went on to win three Challenge Cups with Wigan.He played for them between 1953 and 1968 after a brief rugby union career.The Welsh-born player also represented Great Britain and was part of the team which won the World Cup in 1960.