This is the story of an Australian who went to the US and gained fame as (quote) “the greatest kicker who ever wore a shoe in America”, before mysteriously disappearing. This is the story of Pat O’Dea, The Kangaroo Kicker.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/368629/he-took-american-football-by-storm-then-disappeared-the-kangaroo-kicker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_O%27Dea

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/s/australian-academy-prepares-punters-us-college-football-155738233--nfl.html

https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2107

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/odea-patrick-john-pat-11285

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68131203

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