Peter Fitzsimons

About

Former lock for the Australian national rugby team who was later a radio show host and journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Before Fame

He earned an American Field Service Scholarship to go to Ohio for a year, after which he attended the University of Sydney.

Trivia

He wrote a book called Kokoda, which describes the many battles between Australian and Japanese troops on the Kokoda track during World War II.

Family Life

He married Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson in 1990.

Associated With

He wrote a biography of former Wallaby captain John Eales.