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Before Barassi, there was Frank "Checker" Hughes
War-bitten mentor changed player motivation forever.
5 May 2016
Friedrich Jahn invented gymnastics' apparatus
He was arrested for using the sport as political weapon.
16 Mar 2016
Dave Honig a pioneer in Hollywood star sculpting
He's bulked up everyone from to LL Cool J to Hugh Jackman.
14 Jan 2016
David Beckham a pioneer player in image management
Becks was the first footballer to work with what nature gave him.
8 Jan 2016
Rod Marsh changed how keepers caught and batted forever
In his playing days, he was much more than our favourite larrikin.
18 Nov 2015
How Gennadi Touretski revolutionised swimming training
Controversial coach saw each swimmer as an individual work of art.
15 Oct 2015
Eugen Sandow's body was all his own work
Father of bodybuilding would still amaze today's audiences.
15 Sep 2015
Could Brendan Edwards cut it in today's AFL?
The P.E teacher who changed the way Aussie rules clubs trained forever.
12 Aug 2015
Did you know Groucho Marx's brother was an inventor?
The story of how Zeppo created what came to be known as the heart-rate monitor.
15 Jul 2015
Benaud among cricket's most innovative thinkers
Will the game ever encounter a man like him again?
17 Jun 2015
Super-sopper inventor comes mopping to the rescue
Rain-soaked round of golf inspires ingenious Aussie Gordon Withnall
12 May 2015
Joseph Pilates: the name behind the revolution
People were developing their "core" without calling it that for centuries.
15 Apr 2015
The art of fielding, by the legendary Jonty Rhodes
South African magician changed cricket forever.
17 Mar 2015
Who invented overarm bowling in cricket?
The modern method of delivering a ball probably saved game from extinction.
6 Mar 2015
How Sanath Jayasuriya changed ODIs forever
Sri Lankan hero thought outside the square with the men up inside the circle.
13 Jan 2015
George Greenough: a true pioneer of surfing
Californian-born inventor revolutionised the sport, then made revolutionary films about it.
11 Dec 2014
C.B Macdonald the father of golf course design
Even modern golf courses are influenced by this great man in one way or another.
13 Nov 2014
Oakley video series reveals sport’s future
Jack Robinson and Scotty James turn sports scientists.
12 Nov 2014
The inflatable ball
Whatever the code, the modern football is a marvel of science and technology.
16 Oct 2014
The treadmill
One of the world's most popular exercise aids started out as punishment for convicts.
18 Sep 2014
F1 Drag Reduction System
The jury is still out on whether a tool which speeds cars up is a good thing or a bad thing ...
11 Sep 2014
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