Taking A Punt: The Dane Roy Story

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At 26 years old, Dane Roy was working at Peter’s Ice Cream in Melbourne, Australia, when he stumbled upon the opportunity to participate in a “longest kick” contest, ending in a final showdown at the 2015 Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final. Roy won the final contest with an 81-yard (73-meters) punt that would ultimately change his life. As part of his prize, he earned a chance to work with renowned punting coach Nathan Chapman of Prokick Australia, and when Tom Herman - then head coach at the University of Houston - came calling for a punter, Chapman didn’t hesitate to recommend the booming boot of Dane Roy. #TakingAPuntPodcast. This is the Dane Roy Story. Music courtesy of Lloyd Spiegel. Hosted by Sportscaster Media. © https://sportscaster.media

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    A New Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 43:09


    Another new coach at the University of Houston as Dana Holgorsen arrives and shakes things up inside the Cougars' football department, while Dane battles off the field, struggling with the life of a long-term international student, away from family and friends. #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    Defense Wins Championships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 39:11


    On the eve of the 2018 College Football season, a number of Houston Cougars are featured on award watchlists, including Ed Oliver, d'Eriq King, and, for the first time, Dane Roy. With such an immensely talented squad, the Cougars are expecting success. #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    Thinking Out Loud

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 34:08


    The 2017 season ended with a brutal defeat, but instead of looking forward to 2018, Dane Roy is left wondering if he'll ever punt a football again as a knee injury dominates his offseason. A combination of homesickness and boredom consumes Dane off the practise field, but it wasn't all bad, as New York delivers a moment that would change his life forever. #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    Christmas in Hawaii

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 44:19


    Following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, we head into the 2017 College Football season with the University of Houston Cougars, and Dane Roy details some changes in the football program after the transition from Tom Herman to Major Applewhite, training-ground fights and the emotional toll of a family illness and a long-distance relationship, before a little trip to the Aloha State for the Hawaii Bowl. Featuring guest appearances from ESPN Australia's Steve Smith, and David Bassity, of the Atlanta Falcons (formerly UH Athletics Digital Media & Communications). #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    A Major change and "Viva Loss Vegas"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 54:49


    As Dane and the University of Houston Cougars rebound from the shock defection of head coach, Tom Herman, they have the 2017 Vegas Bowl to look forward to, while we get some insight into what Dane is like off the gridiron, in class and around campus with the mental battles of being so far away from home. #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    Houston, we have a Punter...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 72:36


    It is 2016, and after winning a longest kick competition, Australian, Dane Roy, has committed to the University of Houston, who have just come off one of their best ever seasons under first year head coach, Tom Herman, culminating in an American Athletic Conference Championship and the 2015 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. Dane has been having fun, living it up on the annual ProKick Australia Tour, but all that is about to change upon arrival on campus for his first season with the Cougars. #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

    Growing up in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 49:31


    It's mid-2020 and Dane Roy is working out in Texas, after a four year College Football career at the University of Houston Cougars, waiting to see what comes next... but let's go back to the beginning. Who is Dane Roy? #TakingAPuntPodcast Follow https://sportscaster.media (Sportscaster Media) on Social Media: https://facebook.com/sportscaster.media (Facebook) - https://twitter.com/sportscastmedia (Twitter) - https://instagram.com/sportscaster.media (Instagram) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportscaster-media/ (LinkedIn)

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