Post Playing
After football King returned to north-western New South Wales and ran a hotel in Wellington. His career since has been in managing hotels and clubs. He coached Western Division to a surprise victory in the inaugural Amco Cup Final 1974. Returning to Sydney in 1976 he coached South Sydney. In 1984 John King coached Country Seconds to an upset win over Sydney.
In February 2008, King was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
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