Nicky Winmar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nicky Winmar
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Sep 25, 1965(1965-09-25)
Age	59
Birthplace	Kellerberrin
Country	Australia
Birth City	Western Australia
Horoscope	Virgo

Nicky Winmar Biography

Nicky Winmar is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on September 25, 1965 in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia. Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer, who is considered to be to be one of the best Indigenous players of all time, after being included in the Indigenous Team of the Century and being the very first Indigenous footballer to have played over 200 AFL games.

He and the prolific scoring He and prolific scorer Tony Lockett were both named to St Kilda’s Team of the Century. were both selected to the St Kilda’s team of the Century.

Neil Elvis Winmar was born in Kellerberrin, Western Australia, to Neal and Meryle Winmar. He grew up in the neighbouring Wheatbelt town of Pingelly, and played for the Brookton/Pingelly Football Club in the Upper Great Southern Football League (UGSFL) from an early age. Winmar was subsequently recruited by South Fremantle in the Perth-based WAFL after the club’s coach at the time, Mal Brown, saw Winmar playing for Brookton/Pingelly. He made his senior debut for South Fremantle in round nine of the 1983 season, aged 17, and played a total of 13 games in his debut season. In the beginning, he was used across the wings and half-forward flanks, but was later played as a rover, although he remained a regular goal-kicker. In total, Winmar played 58 games for South Fremantle from 1983 to 1986 and kicked 98 goals.

Winmar transferred to the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 1987 season, making his debut for the club in Round 1 against Geelong at Moorabbin Oval. Having played 20 games in his debut season and kicking 37 goals, Winmar finished second in the club’s best and fairest count behind Tony Lockett (who went on to win the Brownlow) and also polled 10 votes in the Brownlow Medal. In 1988, he kicked 43 goals from 21 games to be the club’s leading goalkicker and again finished runner-up in the best and fairest count, this time to Danny Frawley. After an outstanding season in 1989, Winmar won St Kilda’s best and fairest award and was also named in the VFL’s Team of the Year on a half-forward flank. He also finished equal third in the 1989 Brownlow Medal, polling 16 votes from his 22 games.

He has two daughters named Shakira and Benita and one son called Tynan.

Nicky Winmar Net Worth

Nicky Winmar is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nicky Winmar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in the small town of Pingelly and was a player for his local team that was part of the Upper Great Southern Football League. He made his debut with South Fremantle in the WAFL in 1983 when the age was 17.

A photograph from 1993 of him reacting to racial discrimination on the field is among the most well-known images from the past of Australian sports. In 2009 the Nicky Winmar Cup an event for young Indigenous soccer players was created in his honour.

Neil Elvis “Nicky” Winmar (born 25 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his career for St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League.

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Winmar donated the jumper he was wearing in the photograph to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 1998. Prior to the commission’s disbanding in 2005, Geoff Clark, the chairman of ATSIC at the time, removed the framed jumper from the commission’s offices in Canberra to his home in Warrnambool, Victoria. Clark was forced to return the jumper to Winmar, which was later donated to the National Museum of Australia, where it featured in Off the Walls, an exhibit of Indigenous Australian art. In May 2012, the jumper was auctioned by Sotheby’s, but was passed in after the bidding reached A$95,000. In September of the same year, Museum Victoria purchased the jumper for $100,000, with the intention to display it at the First Peoples exhibition at Melbourne Museum in July 2013. However, the authenticity of the jumper has been questioned, with the St Kilda Football Club published a statement in March 2005 suggesting that the jumper given to ATSIC may not have been the actual jumper worn during the game, citing differences between sponsors’ logos present on the jumper. Similar questions were raised prior to the jumper’s auction in 2012.

Facts & Trivia

Nicky Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nicky Winmar celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.

Winmar was dismissed from St Kilda at the end of the 1998 season after Tim Watson replaced Stan Alves as coach of the club. Despite being contracted for another year, the club terminated Winmar’s contract as a result of his behaviour and lack of discipline over the previous season. He was then selected by the Western Bulldogs with the 30th pick overall in the 1998 National Draft, having been considered a chance to be drafted by Collingwood, North Melbourne or Carlton. Winmar played a total of 21 games for the club, kicking 34 goals, before retiring from the Western Bulldogs at the end of the 1999 season, halfway through a two-year contract, citing issues with commitment to training and injuries. Winmar was named National Aboriginal Sportsman of the Year at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards held in Hobart, Tasmania, sharing the award with rugby league player Cliff Lyons.

Why did Nicky Winmar lift his jumper?

In a 1993 game against Collingwood, Winmar, a Noongar man, lifted his St Kilda jersey and pointed to his skin after being racially abused. He and Aboriginal teammate Gilbert McAdam had been the target of racist abuse from the crowd at Victoria Park throughout the match.

What did the crowd say to Nicky Winmar?

On 17 April 1993 Aboriginal Australian Football League (AFL) player Nicky Winmar stood defiantly in front of opposition spectators who had been hurling racial abuse at him. He lifted his jersey and pointed at his skin, shouting, ‘ I’m black and I’m proud to be black. ‘

Why is Nicky Winmar important?

Nicky Winmar’s stand started an important national conversation on racism in sport. This led to the creation of Rule 30, which was the first time that racist abuse had been officially outlawed within an Australian sport. It sent a message that racism would no longer be accepted in the game or the culture around it.

Who took the photo of Nicky Winmar?

Sam Newman is launching legal action against the photographer who took an iconic image of. Newman, who last month was forced to apologise to Winmar over comments he made suggesting photographer Wayne Ludbey’s ‘anti-racism’ photo wasn’t about the former Saint being black, now claims he was defamed by Ludbey.

How old is Nicky Winmar now?

56 years (September 25, 1965)