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Clyde Packer (brother) Robert Clyde Packer (grandfather) Herbert Bullmore (grandfather) Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. [2]
Kerry Packer was a large, powerful man and an excellent sportsman but was plagued by ill health for much of his life. Even before the near-fatal heart attack in 1990, there were signs that all was ...
Dec 26, 2005 · The media mogul and cricket pioneer passed away at 68, leaving behind a fortune and a legacy. Read the tributes from his family, friends and colleagues, and the details of his life and career.
Jan 20, 2019 · The Cricket War – The Story of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. Gideon Haigh. Jan 20, 2019 10 minute read News. Gideon Haigh relives the night that changed the game forever, as a near-capacity crowd turned out for a floodlit match at the SCG between the WSC Australia and West Indies sides.
Dec 26, 2005 · Kerry Packer, the man responsible for World Series Cricket (WSC) and the explosion of the one-day game, has died in Sydney aged 68. Packer, a media mogul billionaire, was behind the damaging...
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Kerry Packer was a media mogul and a cricket innovator who founded World Series Cricket and revolutionized the one-day game. He died in 2005 after a long battle with health problems and a kidney transplant.
Learn about the life and career of Kerry Packer, Australia's richest media baron and a powerful influence on cricket, politics and society. Discover his achievements, controversies, philanthropy and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
