Biography
Attending Marist Brothers College Mosman, Irvine originally excelled in both baseball and sprinting, playing in the New South Wales junior baseball side alongside future Australian team mate Reg Gasnier while also competitively running for the Randwick-Botany Club. After deciding to attend a trial at Wentworth Park for the North Sydney rugby league club as a 17-year-old, their first grade coach Ross McKinnon stated "sign that kid for life", and Ken was signed and playing for the club the following year.
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