Stacey Jones played 261 games for the Warriors, scored 674 points and captained them to the 2002 grand final.
The halfback made his debut in the club's inaugural 1995 season, aged 19, and went on to a 15-year career.
His achievements earned him places in the NRL Hall of Fame and the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Jones' best result with New Zealand as a player came in 2000, when the Kiwis lost the final.
He retired the season before the team's 2010 World Cup victory, so he was not part of that success.
Now the Kiwis' head coach, Jones has a chance to end the country's 16-year wait for another tournament title.
New Zealand face a do-or-die match against Tonga on Saturday night, needing two more wins to lift the trophy.
His team have scored 82 and 78 points in their past two games and enter the semi-finals as favourites.
Jones, known as "The Little General", is among the most prominent figures in New Zealand rugby league and could achieve redemption 26 years after the 2000 final.