Captain Haddock the time of their last completed and published adventure, "Tintin and the Picaros", Haddock had become such an important figure that he dominates much of the story. Captain (Archibald) Haddock's ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, is hinted at being the illegitimate son of the French Sun King (Louis XIV), a possible reference to Hergé's own family history— Hergé liked to believe that his father was the illegitimate son of the Belgian king Leopold II. As Hergé was considering names for his new character, he asked his wife, Germaine, what she had cooked for dinner. She told him, “a sad English fish—haddock.”
Walter Haddock Wales on four occasions in 1912 and 1913. He also represented Sydney(Metropolis) on three occasions in 1913,1914 and 1919. Walter Haddock died on 9 September 1972, aged 81 late of Punchbowl, New South Wales. Walter Haddock Walter Bede Dally Haddock (1890–1972) was a pioneer Australian rugby league player from the 1910s. Walter 'Fisho' Haddock played 13 seasons of first grade rugby league in Sydney. He started his career at the Annandale club, playing four seasons between 1910–1913. He then shifted to the Newtown club for two seasons (1914-1915) before returning to Annandale for four more years between 1916-1920, and he