BRIAN Bevan has received a tribute from one of his former teammates after being inducted into the NRL's Hall of Fame.

In a period when the best player in the modern game, Andrew Johns, is plying his trade with Wolves, it is fitting that the late Warrington legend - regarded as one of the greatest in the sport's history after scoring an incredible 740 tries in 620 appearances for the club - should receive the honour at the awards ceremony in Sydney.

And former Wire hooker Frank Wright, who played alongside Bevan between 1953 and 1958 in an era that saw the club win the league and cup double, believes the award is no more than the Australian winger deserved.

He said: "Naturally I'm pleased, and he should have been in there a long time ago. He's most certainly the best winger there has ever been, and his try scoring record speaks for itself.

"He never knew what he was doing, but then neither did the opposition.

"He was always a pleasure to play with, and it's just a shame he's not still alive, because I've no doubt this would have meant a lot to him."