The only Australian to win a multi-discipline track and field event at the Olympics is the latest Legend of Queensland Sport, elevated from member to Legend status at this year's Queensland Sport Hall of Fame induction and installation function at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in front of a COVID restricted audience of 100 selected guests.
A professional boxer at 14, a drover during the Great Depression, a gunner in the Australian Army in World War Two and later a professional wrestler, he suffered a brain haemorrhage at 42.
The green jersey is part of Tour de France folklore, introduced to the world famous cycling race in 1953 for the winner of the overall points classification and the sprint cyclist's ultimate treasure.