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Rangi Pito
Deadly Vibe Issue 85 March, 2004 For 19-year-old Rangi Pito, there’s no better place in the world to be than on a board waiting for the next wave. But it wasn’t always that way. As a young teen, Rangi admits he was headed for trouble but thanks to a helping hand and the call of […]
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Ben Austin
Deadly Vibe Issue 92 October 2004 Austin powers He’s been compared with the Thorpedo and he’s broken more records than a clumsy DJ – Paralympic swimmer Ben Austin is one the deadliest champions to grace the pool. Paralympian Ben Austin has never let a little something like a missing arm stop him from making the […]
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Jim Williams
Jim has been a regular member of the Australian Sevens Team since 1992, playing in tournaments all around the world. Because of his enormous size, mighty strength and ability to dash around the field at great speed, Jim is able to play in several positions. Jim’ s outstanding performance for the ACT Brumbies in the […]
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Shane Lyons
>DEADLY VIBE ISSUE 74 Soccer player Shane Lyons is the son of Cliff and Debbie. Yes, Cliff Lyons, the former Manly Warringah rugby league legend, State of Origin performer and Australian Kangaroo who was one of league’s greatest players. Does he feel under any pressure to perform, being the son of a famous dad? “No, […]
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Lionel Rose
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 King of the Ring A true legend of Australian boxing received the Deadlys’ highest sporting honour. Indigenous Australians have long excelled in the sporting arena, and there are countless champions of the past and the present who we can proudly claim as our own. The Ella Lifetime Achievement Award […]
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Paul Evans
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2006 On Board Just you, your board and the big blue ” why surfing is the ultimate high. Some of us love our surf so much we just have to eat, breathe and sleep it. Take Paul Evans, who not only recently won the Australian Volcom Qualifying Series he also […]
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Jay Davis
Australian-born Navaho Indian Jay Davies is showing the world just how far Indigenous surfers can go. With a father who is arguably wilder than his 15-year-old son, Jay Davies was never going to be discouraged from getting into the knockabout world of surfing. So far he’s managed to avoid injury in his chosen sport. Which […]
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Belinda Dawney
Deadly Vibe Issue 87 June 2004 Putting the boot in She’s waltzed with the Matildas, played Soccer in the outback and made her mark in touch. Vibe scores time with Belinda Dawney, one of Aussie soccer’s rising stars. Belinda Dawney is a woman of many talents. She’s been a champion touch football player, a state […]
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Johnathan Thurston
Ridin’ High Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 2006 has been a year to remember for this league superstar. For Johnathan Thurston, the past 12 months has been one hell of a ride. An d t o top it all off, the Cowboys star now has a gleaming Deadly Awar d t o place next […]
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Fredrick Robert Agius
Deadly Vibe Issue 62 April 2002 For most soccer players the dream of one day making it to the World Cup is just that – a dream. But for 18-year-old Fred Agius, that dream came true last September when he competed in the world under-17 championships in Trinidad and Tobago. Before a crowd of 25,000 […]
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James Swan
James admits that the training load as a national athlete is strenuous and strongly believes that if you want something, hard work is the answer. And as James knows there are always sacrifices. James simply says “Never, Never, Ever Give Up.” James knows that the life of a sportsman doesn’t last forever, and when it […]
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What A Man, What A Man, What A Mighty Fine Man
Story: Cliff Lyons Cliff Lyons has been a hero to many people for years, both on and off the football field. He has a sporting record most other players can only dream about and is the only Aboriginal player to have notched up 300 NRL matches. He has represented his state (1990) and country (1991) […]
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Ronald Prince
Ronald Prince is just as capable of hitting a cricket ball for six, driving a golf ball way down the course, or even smashing a backhander on the tennis court as he is beating defenders, making big tackles and scoring tries on the football field for the Cronulla Sharks. Now in his second year of […]
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Jason Gillespie
OCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN”> Fast-bowling sensation Jason Gillespie has been putting the wind up batsmen everywhere since arriving on the international cricket stage five years ago. He talks to Deadly Vibe about realising his dreams, weathering his injuries, and being named the 2001 Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year. When Jason Gillespie made […]
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David Sands
Remembering a Legend He was one of Australia’s all-time great sporting legends. Fifty-four years after his passing, a ceremony was held to honour the great Dave Sands. Boxing legend Dave Sands was part of one of Australia most famous sporting families, the Fighting Sands Brothers. Born in Kempsey in1926, Dave was part of one of […]
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Wet and Wild
Deadly Vibe Issue 110 April 2006 Waves of excitement ” when the outback meets the ocean. A group of kids from the Aboriginal community of Brewarrina enjoyed a weekend to remember recently, when they travelled to Sydney’s northern beaches for a special trip organised by the South Narrabeen Surf Life Saving Club (SNSLSC) and the […]
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