Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we will discuss Sportspeople from over the years who through their actions changed the rules of their sport. It may have been through a controversial strategy they utilized or simply through their sheer athletic brilliance that set them apart from the rest. Some of what will be discussed include”
- A well-known former English soccer player whose tears and signs of despair at the 1990 World Cup is thought to be the catalyst for the change in the yellow card rule.
- A former American basketball great who was so dominant in college basketball that the dunk shot was banned.
- Terry Hill and the draft
- Eric Simms, Walter Lindrum,
- Tiger Woods, Oscar Pistorius
- The “Bodyline” strategy during the 1932/33 Ashes series used by England.
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Bob Gibson
- The tragic death of Phillip Hughes and the changes made to cricket helmets.
- Wilt Chamberlain, Darryl Dawkins, Don Nelson
- Wayne Gretsky, Martin Brodeur
We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where are they Now? and Glenn finishes off with a cracking joke.
Sportspeople Who Changed the Rules Sources
1. Great australian sporting moments ‘lindrum leaves them for dead’, pg 82/83, michael roberts, with michae, tormay, the miegunyah press.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius
3. The sportster.com ‘top 12 athletes so great that the rules had to be changed’, by TS staff, 10/4/2015.
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Hill
5. rabbitohs.com ‘eric simms: the prolific points scorer’, by ross mackay and michael curin, 28/5/24.
6. quora.com ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’, jeff hoyle, 2021.
7. wisdom.com ‘bending the rules: when the ICC discovered almost every bowler in cricket history had an illegal action’, 30/7/2022.
8. sbnation.com ‘the story of baseball’s first curveball’, by michael imhoff, 1/12/2018.
9. New york post.com ‘sidney crosby blasts nhl’s terrible helmet rule after penguins game 7 loss’, jenna limoncello, 16/5/2022.
10. quora.com ‘ ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’, jay moses, 2021.
11. `quora.com ‘ ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’ by mark cobden, 2021.
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne
13. goal.com ‘how paul gasgoigne’s talent and tears helped spark an english football revolution’, by matt o’connor-simpson, 4/12/2022.
14. Portable press.com, uncle john’s blog ‘4 sports rules changed because of specific players’, 22/8/2016.
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack-a-Shaq
17. Sky news.com ‘phillip hughes death sparks cricket changes’, 11/5/2016.
18. International cricket council ‘Concussion management guidelines’, february 2024.
19. The hockey spotlight.com ‘nhl rules that changed the sport forever’, by benjamin c, 3/11/23.
20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar
21. sportskeeda.com ‘which basketball player is widely credited with inspiring ncaa to temporarily ban slam dunks?’, by kevin mccormick, 9/9/23.
22. jr.nba.com ‘basketball positions’, 2024.
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden
24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_shot
