The Resource Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio
Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio
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The item Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Rugby League was Alex McKinnon's life. Born into a football family, from five years old Alex played junior football with the Aberdeen Tigers at McKinnon Oval, a ground named after his grandfather. A talented and committed young player Alex was signed to the Dragons as a 16 year old and made his NRL debut at 19. Captaining the Junior Kangaroos, and having established himself as an NRL player at 22, Alex was clearly one of the leading players of his generation. However in the 39th minute of the Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm game in March last year Alex's life changed forever. A tackle gone wrong damaging his spinal cord leaving him paralysed from the chest down. In the days that followed Alex was told not only was his football career over, but he would likely never walk again. Like any young person in this situation - let alone a professional athlete - this was devastating. Alex's life as he knew it was over. The story of what followed, both privately and publicly, is simply extraordinary. Far from being over, Alex came to realise a new life had just begun. Unbroken is the very personal story behind a most public tragedy. For the first time Alex talks of his exact thoughts and feelings during the those first fateful moments on the field, and with raw honesty takes us through his painful first days and weeks in hospital, including the heartbreaking moment he is told the ramifications of his injury
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 235 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780646938363
- Label
- Unbroken
- Title
- Unbroken
- Statement of responsibility
- by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio
- Subject
-
- Quadriplegics -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Quadriplegics -- Rehabilitation -- Australia -- Biography
- Rugby League football -- New South Wales
- Rugby League football players -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Australian
- Rugby football injuries -- Case studies
- McKinnon, Alex, 1992-
- Quadriplegics -- Australia -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Rugby League was Alex McKinnon's life. Born into a football family, from five years old Alex played junior football with the Aberdeen Tigers at McKinnon Oval, a ground named after his grandfather. A talented and committed young player Alex was signed to the Dragons as a 16 year old and made his NRL debut at 19. Captaining the Junior Kangaroos, and having established himself as an NRL player at 22, Alex was clearly one of the leading players of his generation. However in the 39th minute of the Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm game in March last year Alex's life changed forever. A tackle gone wrong damaging his spinal cord leaving him paralysed from the chest down. In the days that followed Alex was told not only was his football career over, but he would likely never walk again. Like any young person in this situation - let alone a professional athlete - this was devastating. Alex's life as he knew it was over. The story of what followed, both privately and publicly, is simply extraordinary. Far from being over, Alex came to realise a new life had just begun. Unbroken is the very personal story behind a most public tragedy. For the first time Alex talks of his exact thoughts and feelings during the those first fateful moments on the field, and with raw honesty takes us through his painful first days and weeks in hospital, including the heartbreaking moment he is told the ramifications of his injury
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- QRML
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1992-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McKinnon, Alex
- Dewey number
- 796.3338
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- portraits
- photographs
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Riccio, David
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- McKinnon, Alex
- Quadriplegics
- Rugby League football players
- Rugby football injuries
- Quadriplegics
- Rugby League football players
- Rugby League football
- Rugby football injuries
- Quadriplegics
- Quadriplegics
- Label
- Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000055081423
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 235 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780646938363
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)914458970
- Label
- Unbroken, by Alex McKinnon, with David Riccio
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000055081423
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 235 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780646938363
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, photographs
- System control number
- (OCoLC)914458970
Subject
- Quadriplegics -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Quadriplegics -- Rehabilitation -- Australia -- Biography
- Rugby League football -- New South Wales
- Rugby League football players -- New South Wales -- Biography
- Australian
- Rugby football injuries -- Case studies
- McKinnon, Alex, 1992-
- Quadriplegics -- Australia -- Biography
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