From atop the Melbourne Cricket Ground, one of the largest sporting venues in the world, Melinda and Norman Roy could barely see their son.

Dane Roy was down there somewhere, all 6'7" of him, outfitted in white shorts, high black socks with yellow stripes, and a sleeveless red jersey that exposed the tattooed anchor on his left forearm, a tribute to his late grandfather.

His life was about to change, even if he didn't know it. Tossed in front of more than 100,000 people watching the 2015 Australian Football League Grand Final, Australia's version of the Super Bowl, the 26-year-old would boot an American football 73 meters—roughly 79 yards—to win a nationwide contest an...

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