Sportspeople Who Became Politicians

Paul is back for another informative episode. This time he will be discussing some well-known sportspeople from over the years who went on to have a career in politics. Some of whom will be discussed include:- A former professional soccer player who despite growing up in great poverty and in a war-torn country, achieved extraordinary feats during his playing career and would later become the President of his country.- A former American high jumper who changed his sport with his jumping technique and would later become a Democratic candidate for an American state.- A famous former Rugby League player who had the shortest political career ever, ie, under a minute.- Pat Farmer, Caitlyn Jenner, Ron Clarke- Victor Klitschko, Manny Pacquaio- David Pocock, Paul Osbourne, Glenn Lazurus, Tim Mander- Imran Khan- Arnold Schwarzenegger,- Dawn Fraser, Zali Steggall, Nova Perris, Michael Cleary- John Alexander, Rick CharlesworthMiss Olivia joins in the show and does the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight and we have our segment Then and Now.Famous Sportspeople Who Became Politicians Sources1. britannica.com ‘george weah, president of liberia’, by editors of encyclopedia britannica, n.d.2. forbes.com ‘NFL games made up 93 % of the most watched tv programs in 2023’, by brad adgate, 5/1/243. quote fancy.com filbert bayi quotes.n.d4. wikipedia.org ‘list of american sportspeople-politicians’5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ryan_(rugby)6. yardbarker.com ‘athletes who went into the world of politics’, by dave holcomb, 15/9/217. nicholas gruen ‘menninga facebook clip’, 3/3/228. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Lazarus9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_(Australian_politician)10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cleary_(rugby)11. https://www.davidpocock.com.au/about12. brittanica.com ‘dick fosbury, american athlete’ editors of encyclopedia brittanica, revises and updated by Barbara A. Schreiber13. rugby league project.org ‘paul osbourne’, Alan Whiticker, n.d14. https://www.patfarmer.com/about15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko16. https://www.unicef.org/goodwill-ambassadors/george-weah17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah18. https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/liberia19. safetravel.govt.nz ‘liberia’, 24/7/2520. aljazeera.com ‘end of an era: how corruption in LIberia cost george weah the presidency’, by james harding giahyue, 23/11/2321. the sweet land of liberty ‘george weah crowned as father of the year 2025’, 16/6/2522. MrCodadipaglia ‘weah!!weah!!!weah!!!!!weahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!’, 18/3/201023. simply red ‘official video: money’s too tight to mention’, 5/5/200924. transfermarkt.com/timothy-weah/profil/spieler/37084625. world bank.org ‘the world bank in liberia’, world bank group, 1/4/2526. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team27. @Different..alAnthems, ‘Anthem of Liberia-All Hail, Liberia, Hail!’ 7/6/2024Intro Music- Puncher by Abbynoise, Outro- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.