Wendell sailor biography sample

Australia international rugby footballer

Wendell Jermaine Sailor (born 16 July 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international.

In rugby league Sailor was a member of the successful Brisbane Broncos team of the 1990s, with whom he won Premierships in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2000. A wing, his large frame and powerful running made him a formidable opponent and prolific try-scorer. He represented Queensland in State of Origin and played for Australia (the Kangaroos) 16 times, including winning the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, where he was the top try-scorer and player of the tournament. He also played 3 times for the Super League Australia side.

In 2001, he moved to the Queensland Reds in rugby union, and later to the New South Wales Waratahs after the 2005 Super 12 season. He made his debut for Australia (the Wallabies) in 2003 and won 37 caps, including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where Australia lost in the final. In 2006 he failed a drugs test and received a two-year suspension from all forms of rugby. His contract with the ARU was terminated, ending his rugby union career.

He returned to rugby league in May 2008 with NRL club the St George Illawarra Dragons after his ban expired, playing for two seasons (the second of which was under his old Brisbane coach, Wayne Bennett), before retiring.

Since retiring, Sailor has worked in television presenting and has appeared in reality TV shows.

Background

Sailor was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is South Sea Islander specifically descendent from the Solomon Islands and West Indies descent. Sailor's son Tristan used to play in the NRL, he now plays for St Helens RLFC in the Super League.

Early life

Sailor grew up with his adoptive parents in Sarina, Queensland. He never knew his father and knew nothing of him apart from his West In

Wendell Family, 1800-1967 – MS025

Provenance: The papers had been kept at the Wendell House on Pleasant Street. The collection was given to the Athenaeum by the heirs of Francis Wendell in January 1989.

Citation: Wendell Family Papers, MS025, Portsmouth Athenaeum

Size: 56 linear feet (112 Hollinger boxes)

Access: No restrictions. Use of fragile material limited to photocopies of originals.

Processed by: Marcia Jebb completed in 2007.

Summary

Correspondence, financial papers, and shipping records of Wendell; together with papers and photographs of his descendants. Family members represented include his sons, Jacob Wendell (1826-1878), a Boston and New York merchant, and George Blunt Wendell (1831-1881), clipper ship captain, of Quincy, Mass.; grandsons, James Rindge Stanwood (1847-1910), local historian, of Portsmouth, Barrett Wendell (1855-1921), scholar, who inherited the family home in Portsmouth, and Evert Jansen Wendell (1860-1917), philanthropist and athlete; Barrett’s wife, Edith (Greenough) Wendell (1859-1938), civic leader; and their son, William Greenough Wendell (1886-1968) and his wife, Evelyn (Fahnestock) Wendell, later owners of the Portsmouth residence.

Scope and Content

Personal and business correspondence of five generations, including account books, estate settlements, travel diaries, ephemera, maps. The arrangement of correspondence is primarily chronological, grouped by addressee. Oversize materials are at the end of sequence.

Five Wendell generations contributed to personal and business correspondence, travel diaries, memoirs, and ephemera found in this collection. From John Wendell (1731-1808) to William G. Wendell (1888-1968), family members lived in Portsmouth and maintained the same house on Pleasant Street. John Wendell’s youngest son, Jacob Wendell (1788-1865) was a lifelong Portsmouth resident whose extensive records form one third of the collection.

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