Saved A Life in Sport

Paul is back for another informative episode. In this episode I will discuss some sportspeople from over the years who have displayed incredible courage and saved another one’s life. Some of whom will be discussed include:- A young, upcoming NRL player who saved his father’s life in early 2024 in an incredible story of love and devotion between father and son.- A former American President who when young had a job as sportscaster and was later saved by a man who put his life on the line from an assassins bullet.- Bruno Lobo, Jim Joyce- Willi Tonga, Brett White, Cameron Blair- How sport has saved the lives of some athletes.- Stuart Broad and Matt Prior, Rick Darling, Ewan Chatfield who was saved by England cricket physio Bernard Thomas.Miss Olivia drops by to conduct the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight, and we have our segment Then and Now.Sportspeople Who Saved Another’s Life Sources1. The Fray ‘how to save a life, official video’, 24/11/20092. foxsports.com ‘former nrl star willie tonga relives the night he saved reni maitua’s life’, staff writers, fox sports, 14/11/20183. foxsports.com ‘massive surf rescue pulled off by ironman and ironwoman competitors at sydney beach’, madeline achenza from nca newswire, 15/1/244. fatbmx.com ‘3 athletes whose sports saved their life’, by bart de jong, 14/9/225. amp.nine.com ‘the mole: former raiders and blues star brett white’s heroic act to thwart attack on woman’, by the mole, 20236. espn.cricinfo.com ‘ewan chatfield:new zealand bowler’ cricinfo staff, 20257. nzherald.co.nz ‘blow tough for bowler too:ewan chatfield recalls trauma of being hit by cricket ball’, by kris shannon, 27/11/20148. amp.nine.com.au ‘i had never seen a man like that: the moment andrew symonds, matt hayden saved a man from drowning’, by marc churches, 20229. crictracker ‘5 lesser-known facts about matthew hayden’, by milhir korde, 29/10/2410. cleveland.com ‘olympic athlete’s heroic rescue of drowning woman caught on camera’, by molly walsh, 13/1/2511. the sportster.com ‘top 10 heroic athletes who have saved lives’, by TS staff, 24/1/201512. sydney morning herald.com ‘england cricketers stuart broad and matt prior rescue man from pyrmont bridge in darling harbour’, 9/1/201413. sydney morning herald.com ‘how nicho hynes saved a life with compassionate act’, adrian proszenko, 9/7/2414. sydney morning herald.com ‘blake steep heard his dad’s last words in the middle of the ocean. then he saved his life’, by dan walsh, 14/2/2515. bleacher report.com ‘20 athletes who have saved somebody’s life’, eric newman, 8/6/201816. grousemountain experience.com ‘10 mind-blowing fun facts abouts sports you never knew’, ashley, 12/3/2517. britannica.com ‘ronald reagan, 40th president of the united states’, editors of encyclopedia britannica, 25/6/2518. https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/sydney-roosters/blake-steep/19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Steep20. nrl.com ‘steep’s emotional tribute as roosters honor first responders’, cameron mee, 20/6/2521. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra22. https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/appin-massacre/