Pat O’Dea: the Mysterious “Kangaroo Kicker”
Arriving in Vancouver from Australia in the 1890s, Patrick O’Dea miraculously finds his brother coaching rowing at the University of Wisconsin. Pat is discovered by Badgers football coach Phil King and his incredible kicking makes him an All-American. A bizarre story grows: criminal indictment, assumed name, and reported WWI casualty. All ends well as O’Dea is welcomed back to Madison years later.