Dr. John Tickell (born 29 January 1945) is an Australian doctor, businessman, author, former athlete and speaker.
In his younger days, Tickell played
Australian rules football, first with the
University Blues
Melbourne University Football Club, often known simply as University, is an Australian rules football club based at the University of Melbourne. The club fields two teams, known as the "Blacks" and "Blues", who both compete in the Victorian Ama ...
team and later with the
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(now known as the AFL). In a brief career spanning 1965–66, he played 18 games with the Hawks for 2 goals. During this time he graduated from the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...
with a degree in medicine.
Tickell later became a
general practitioner,
obstetrician
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...
and a specialist practitioner in
sports medicine
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the ...
. He has written several books, the most notable being ''The Great Australian Diet'' and ''Laughter, Sex, Vegetables & Fish''. He has also appeared on television shows such as ''
Celebrity Overhaul
Celebrity Overhaul was a reality television and infotainment show on Australia's Nine Network in which celebrities undergo a rigorous exercise and diet regime aimed at improving their fitness, health and general lifestyle, with the particular g ...
'' providing advice on healthier lifestyle.
Among his business achievements including the collaboration with
Jack Nicklaus in creating the
Heritage Golf and Residential Country Club in
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. He has also appeared as a
public speaker
Public speaking, also called oratory or oration, has traditionally meant the act of speaking face to face to a live audience. Today it includes any form of speaking (formally and informally) to an audience, including pre-recorded speech deliver ...
on issues such as how to turn stress into success and how to live a longer, healthier life.
External links
Ovations - public speaker profileOfficial site profileTickell's ICMI speaker biography*
1945 births
Living people
Australian sports physicians
Hawthorn Football Club players
University Blues Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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