While playing for Queensland Colts, in 1973 Khan was selected for Queensland in the interstate series against New South Wales. He was graded in 1974 with
Brisbane Norths whose coach
Tommy Bishop recommended him to the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Sydney where he spent the 1975 season. He had a stint in England with
Castleford in 1976-1977 and returned to Cronulla for the 1978 season and played in that year's
Grand Final and the
Grand Final Replay. He played further seasons with Cronulla up till the end of 1981 totalling 120 appearances for the club. Khan was a major player in the Sharks' 26-5 smashing of
Combined Brisbane in the 1979
Amco Cup – Cronulla's only piece of silverware to this point. The ball-playing Khan returned to Brisbane in 1982 for a season with
Brisbane Easts where he was part of the club's 23-15
Winfield State League Final win over Redcliffe at Lang Park. He moved to the John Barber-coached
Redcliffe Dolphins the following season where he ended up playing in a losing BRL Grand Final side (Easts beating Redcliffe 14–6). He was first selected for NSW in 1978 under the residential criteria. In the single
1981 State of Origin match played under the new Origin selection criteria he was one of four New South Wales based players called on by Queensland. He played in all three games of the 1982 series. He is one of the relatively rare number of players to have represented both Queensland and New South Wales and one of the rare foundation Origin representatives whose NSW appearance was bookended by selections for Queensland. ==References==