-- Edited by watsea on Saturday 25th of January 2025 09:48:42 AM
Dick0 said
02:46 PM Jan 25, 2025
Would he be a boxer?
watsea said
03:30 PM Jan 25, 2025
Not a boxer. If he had been a boxer, he would have been in welterweight division.
His sport is very topical at present.
67HR said
06:03 PM Jan 25, 2025
Ken Rosewall?
Edit: spelling
-- Edited by 67HR on Saturday 25th of January 2025 06:05:53 PM
watsea said
10:19 PM Jan 25, 2025
Yes, 67HR, it is Ken Rosewall. Over to you now.
I read that they nicknamed him, Muscles, because of his apparent lack of them. Typical Aussie humour, like naming someone Bluey, because of red hair.
A short bio for Ken Rosewall:
Ken Rosewall (born November 2, 1934, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in mens singles.
Although he was short and had a slight build, Rosewall remained a powerful force in tennis far longer than many stronger players and was never badly injured. In 1953 he won his first major titles, the Australian and French singles and (with fellow Australian Lew Hoad) the Australian, French, and Wimbledon doubles titles. Two years later he captured his second Australian Open singles title. In 1956 he and Hoad combined to take the Davis Cup from the United States and were also victorious in several international doubles championships.
Rosewall turned professional in 1956, and that year he claimed his first U.S. Open mens singles championship. He later won U.S. pro singles titles in 1963, 1965, and 1971. His real achievement, however, came from his victories after open tennis started in 1968. That year Rosewall captured his second French Open title, and in 1970 he defeated favourite Tony Roche to win the U.S. Open, 14 years after beating Hoad at the same event. He won the Australian singles championship in 1971 and 1972 and helped Australia win the 1973 Davis Cup. In 1974 Jimmy Connors defeated him in the singles final at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, but many thought it remarkable that the 39-year-old Rosewall had made it to the championship match. He had one of the longest professional careers in tennis, and his last victory on the tour came in 1977. His career Grand Slam wins included nine doubles championships and one mixed doubles title. In 1980 Rosewall was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
-- Edited by watsea on Saturday 25th of January 2025 10:20:25 PM
67HR said
12:22 AM Jan 26, 2025
Achieved more in his life time than most
-- Edited by 67HR on Sunday 26th of January 2025 12:34:45 AM
The bloke is a winning sportsman, from South Australia.
Dick0 said
11:59 AM Feb 4, 2025
Dean Lukin perhaps?
watsea said
12:16 PM Feb 4, 2025
Yes DickO, it is Dean Lukin.
I am out at present so not so easy to add a bio for Dean. I will do it later in the day.
Please go ahead and put forward a new photo.
Edit:
Made it back home for an hour or so.
Ok a bio for Dean Lukin.
Dinko "Dean" Lukin, OAM[3] (born 26 May 1960) is a retired weightlifterfrom Australia. Lukin won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles. He carried the Australian flag during the closing ceremony of the 1984 games, and remains Australia's only Olympic gold medalist for weightlifting. He also saw success in the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in the super heavyweight division of the 1982 Brisbane games and the 1986 Edinburgh games.
Lukin was born in Sydney, but his family moved to the South Australiantown of Port Lincoln when he was 5 years old. Lukin was a tunafisherman who shot to fame as a weightlifter in the 1980s, then returned to run the family fishing business. In 2000, a portrait of him was hung in the Archibald Prize called Strongest Man of the Games, painted by David Bromley.
In a press conference following his 1984 Los Angeles Olympics gold medal, Lukin reportedly told assembled journalists that instead of focusing upon his victory, they should assemble for the disabled games and show those competitors as much time and respect as they had shown him. This was because their achievements were "far greater than mine."
In a bid to get healthier during the late 1980s, Lukin went on a diet and lost a lot of the weight that made him one of the top Super Heavyweight weightlifters in the world, claiming that his waist was now the size that his upper thighs were during the 1984 Olympic Games.
You have it Ted. Over to you:
Australian judge
Gerald Edward "Tony" Fitzgerald is a former Australian judge, who presided over the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Thanks BG. I have someone.
Who is this Aussie kid? No longer young of course.
I'll sit back and wait for a clue.
A clue-
Aussie sportsman. With plenty of muscles?
-- Edited by watsea on Saturday 25th of January 2025 09:48:42 AM
Would he be a boxer?
His sport is very topical at present.
Ken Rosewall?
Edit: spelling
-- Edited by 67HR on Saturday 25th of January 2025 06:05:53 PM
Yes, 67HR, it is Ken Rosewall. Over to you now.
I read that they nicknamed him, Muscles, because of his apparent lack of them. Typical Aussie humour, like naming someone Bluey, because of red hair.
A short bio for Ken Rosewall:
Ken Rosewall (born November 2, 1934, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in mens singles.
Although he was short and had a slight build, Rosewall remained a powerful force in tennis far longer than many stronger players and was never badly injured. In 1953 he won his first major titles, the Australian and French singles and (with fellow Australian Lew Hoad) the Australian, French, and Wimbledon doubles titles. Two years later he captured his second Australian Open singles title. In 1956 he and Hoad combined to take the Davis Cup from the United States and were also victorious in several international doubles championships.
Rosewall turned professional in 1956, and that year he claimed his first U.S. Open mens singles championship. He later won U.S. pro singles titles in 1963, 1965, and 1971. His real achievement, however, came from his victories after open tennis started in 1968. That year Rosewall captured his second French Open title, and in 1970 he defeated favourite Tony Roche to win the U.S. Open, 14 years after beating Hoad at the same event. He won the Australian singles championship in 1971 and 1972 and helped Australia win the 1973 Davis Cup. In 1974 Jimmy Connors defeated him in the singles final at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, but many thought it remarkable that the 39-year-old Rosewall had made it to the championship match. He had one of the longest professional careers in tennis, and his last victory on the tour came in 1977. His career Grand Slam wins included nine doubles championships and one mixed doubles title. In 1980 Rosewall was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
-- Edited by watsea on Saturday 25th of January 2025 10:20:25 PM
Achieved more in his life time than most
-- Edited by 67HR on Sunday 26th of January 2025 12:34:45 AM
Is he a sportsman?
Yes he is Dick0
Just so happens my son-in-law is an avid Essendon member.
Neale Daniher AO, Australian of the year.
He and his three brothers played for Essendon at the same time.
Too easy dick0,
A worthy recipient of the AOTY award. An inspiration to us all.
Neale Francis Daniher AO (born 15 February 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was later the coach of the Melbourne Football Club between 1998 and 2007, and also held coaching positions with Essendon, Fremantle and West Coast. His brothers, Terry, Anthony and Chris, also played for Essendon.[1] Daniher was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013 and is now known as a prominent campaigner for medical research.
Keeping to the same football theme... who is this.
Sure is Ted, well done.
Over to you.
Thanks DickO.
Another one for an ID. Who is this bloke?
Think- heavy
Dean Lukin perhaps?
Yes DickO, it is Dean Lukin.
I am out at present so not so easy to add a bio for Dean. I will do it later in the day.
Please go ahead and put forward a new photo.
Edit:
Made it back home for an hour or so.
Ok a bio for Dean Lukin.
Dinko "Dean" Lukin, OAM[3] (born 26 May 1960) is a retired weightlifterfrom Australia. Lukin won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles. He carried the Australian flag during the closing ceremony of the 1984 games, and remains Australia's only Olympic gold medalist for weightlifting. He also saw success in the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in the super heavyweight division of the 1982 Brisbane games and the 1986 Edinburgh games.
Lukin was born in Sydney, but his family moved to the South Australiantown of Port Lincoln when he was 5 years old. Lukin was a tunafisherman who shot to fame as a weightlifter in the 1980s, then returned to run the family fishing business. In 2000, a portrait of him was hung in the Archibald Prize called Strongest Man of the Games, painted by David Bromley.
In a press conference following his 1984 Los Angeles Olympics gold medal, Lukin reportedly told assembled journalists that instead of focusing upon his victory, they should assemble for the disabled games and show those competitors as much time and respect as they had shown him. This was because their achievements were "far greater than mine."
In a bid to get healthier during the late 1980s, Lukin went on a diet and lost a lot of the weight that made him one of the top Super Heavyweight weightlifters in the world, claiming that his waist was now the size that his upper thighs were during the 1984 Olympic Games.
Lukin was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.
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All yours now DickO .
-- Edited by watsea on Tuesday 4th of February 2025 01:24:04 PM
Wow, funny he was the only SA sports person I thought of but thought no, doesn't look like him or how he used to.
Good pick Dick0...
Legendary Australian Racing Car Driver from Victoria.
Some of his career was "polarising"
Me thinks a polarising scam.
Always scored a perfect 05.
Best on the panorama.
Peter Brock !!
Yes it is BG. King of the mountain!
Over to you BG.