Mitch Wishnowsky is the latest Australian ‘first’ after kicking a field goal on the weekend. Here are other countrymen who’ve broken barriers.
Mitch Wishnowsky, the regular punter for the San Francisco 49ers, became the first Australian to kick a field goal in the NFL after getting the call-up to replace injured place kicker Jake Moody on the weekend.It was an impressive achievement by Wishnowksy, who had to fill in for Moody after he suffered a high ankle sprain attempting to tackle Arizona’s kick returner.
His debut marked the first time an Australian had ever been drafted and played in the NBA, when he was picked seventh overall in the first round of the 1991 draft.Longley quickly added another accolade by scoring his first points in his second game against the Phoenix Suns three days later, making him the first Australian to do so.
Joe Quinn was the first Australian back in 1884 when he debuted for the St. Louis Maroons on 26 April and hit the country’s first home run during the 1886 season. But it was Geelong-born Graeme Lloyd who was Australia’s first World Series Champion after he won the 1996 and 1998 season with the New York Yankees.Known as one of the most exclusive sports in the world, Australian Jack Brabham was the first Australian to have a points finish in Formula 1 after he finished fourth at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix.
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