G'day Mates! Today we're going to take a trip down under to explore the wilds of beauty known as Heritier O'Brien. I am not even going to front and pretend I that I can begin to pronounce his first name, so from here on out, we'll call him "Harry" as the Aussies do.This almost 6"2, 208lb medium defender has played Australian League Football for the Collingwood Magpies since 2004. Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian mother and a Congolese father on November 15, 1986, O'Brien has the distinction of being the first Brazilian-born player in the AFL.
Now most of you, like me, are thinking, "How in the name of Jor-EL does a Brazilian-Congolese have an Irish surname?" (here I go again with the Irish...) When he was three-years-old, Harry and family moved to Western Australia where he was raised with his Irish-Australian stepfather, Ralph O'Brien. Ralph accepted him and treated Harry like his real son so much so, Harry didn't know until he was 19 that Ralph wasn't his birth father. Sadly, in 2009, Ralph took his own life. An avid internet user, Harry has amazed fans and foes alike with his honesty and candor about this intensely painful and personal tragedy.
Harry is also known for social consciousness, actively advocating for various causes throughout Australia and Africa. His worldview and willingness to speak of that as well is nothing short of inspiring (to me anyway). Meditation, music, ice-filled baths, and a thinking chair a la Einstein are just some of unexpected passions of this footballer. He's like a younger, Aussie David James (see June 2010 Hot with a Chance of Sexy)- and that is a total compliment.
Harry most recently (or rather, most famously) dated Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley- a familiar face on Aussie television as host of various shows including "Video Hits" which was cancelled early in 2011. The two have since split and if I weren't old enough to be his mother's hot single friend, I would be down in Australia looking for his ass in the daytime with a flashlight.
Cheers!
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