About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 67. Chapters: Australian rules football museums and halls of fame, Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees, Donald Bradman, Greg Norman, Jessica Watson, Wally Lewis, Jack Gibson, Dally Messenger, Allan Langer, Mal Meninga, Bob Fulton, Arthur Beetson, Johnny Raper, Clive Churchill, Reg Gasnier, Graeme Langlands, Peter Sterling, Vic Hey, Chris McKivat, David Brown, Frank Burge, Bruce Crampton, Keith Holman, Tommy J. Smith, Michael Cleary, Frank Stanton, Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame, Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame, Frank Hyde, Ray Price, Western Australian Hall of Champions, Tom Gorman, George T. D. Moore, Dick Thornett, ARIA Hall of Fame, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, Herb Elliott, Bart Cummings, Australian Football Hall of Fame, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, South Australian Football Hall of Fame, West Australian Football Hall of Fame, Scobie Breasley, Jersey Flegg, Baseball Australia Hall of Fame, Vicki Wilson, Eric Pearce, Julian Pearce, Rolly Tasker, J J Giltinan, List of Logie Hall of Fame inductees, Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Bill Buckley. Excerpt: Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 - 25 February 2001), often referred to as "The Don," was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for high scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression. During a 20-year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a...
