Jeremy Doyle Explained

Jeremy Doyle
Full Name:Jeremy George Doyle
Nickname:JD
Club:Wenty Wheelkings
Birth Date:2 November 1983
Birth Place:Wagga Wagga
Death Place:Sydney, Australia

Jeremy "JD" Doyle (2 November 1983 – 18 December 2011) was an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He became paraplegic due to being run over by a truck and competed in the 2009 Paralympic World Cup and the 2010 World Championship. He died of cancer in 2011 at the age of 28.

Early and personal life

Doyle was born on 19 November 1983.[1] He became a paraplegic at the age of four after being struck by a car.[2] [3] He worked for ING in 2009.[2] In 2009, Doyle was named a Don't DIS my ABILITY Ambassador.[2]

At the 2010 New South Wales Institute of Sport Awards, he was honoured for his "Outstanding Achievement".[4] In 2010, he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.[5] In August 2011, while he was preparing for the 2012 London Paralympics, the cancer returned and he was diagnosed as terminally ill.[5] [6] On 2 December 2011, Doyle married Melanie Carr, whom he had met online in April 2011, at Campbelltown Hospital.[5] [6] He died from cancer on 18 December 2011 in Sydney, aged 28.[5]

Career

Doyle was a basketball point guard and guard.[5] He was classified as a 1 point player. He had a wheelchair basketball scholarship from the New South Wales Institute of Sport.[7] His basketball teammates nicknamed him JD.[8] His jersey number was 14.[8]

He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, and made his team debut in 2009[5] at the Paralympic World Cup. He also competed at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[9] [10] The team won a gold medal in both.[11]

He competed at the 2009 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championship, where his team finished first.[1] He was chosen to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5] His last appearance for the national team was at the 2011 Tri-Nations Series in Canberra, Australia,[5] where he scored 8 points and had one assist in the 30 June match against the Netherlands.[1] At the time, he was coached by Ben Ettridge.[8]

Doyle first played in the National Wheelchair Basketball League in 2007.[1] He played for the Wenty Wheelkings,[9] making his debut as a starter for the team in 2008.[1] In 2009, he was playing for the Sydney Wheelkings.[12]

Doyle also played wheelchair hockey; he was a member of Australia's national team.[2] He played his club electric wheelchair hockey for the New South Wales team, the Hawks.[13] As of December 2011, he is the league's leading scorer for the 2011/2012 season.[14]

Doyle participated at the World Cyber Games in Counter-Strike, where he represented Australia in 2001 and again in 2006.[2] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeremy Doyle. Basketball Australia. 19 December 2011.
  2. Web site: 2009 Don't DIS my ABILITY Ambassadors. 19 December 2011. New South Wales Government. 2 November 2011. 1 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201140338/http://www.dontdismyability.com.au/ambassadors/ambassadors_2009. dead.
  3. News: Diver Mitcham wins top gong. 19 December 2011. The Australian. Sydney, Australia. Nicole. Jeffery. 19 November 2010.
  4. News: Geoff Huegill's memorable moment a big winner at NSWIS awards night. 19 December 2011. Amanda. Lulham. The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2010 .
  5. Web site: 19 December 2011. Wheelchair basketballer Jeremy Doyle has lost his battle with cancer. 19 December 2011. The Daily Telegraph.
  6. News: Hospital wedding for couple who captured our heart . 19 December 2011 . Megan . Gorrey . 7 December 2011 . Macarthur Advertiser . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061625/http://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/hospital-wedding-for-couple-who-captured-our-heart/2384166.aspx . 26 April 2012 .
  7. Web site: NSWIS Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball Scholarship Holders . 19 December 2011 . New South Wales Institute of Sport . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813153303/http://www.nswis.com.au/Sports/Basketball/Scholarship_Athletes_8.aspx . 13 August 2011 .
  8. Web site: Vale Jeremy Doyle . 19 December 2011 . Basketball Australia . 19 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614174612/http://www.nswis.com.au/Newsroom/NSWIS_News/Vale_Jeremy_Doyle.aspx . 14 June 2012 .
  9. Web site: Basketball Australia : 2010 WC Team. Basketball Australia. 11 September 2011. 2010. 25 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111025175845/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1214. dead.
  10. Web site: World Championship Teams Named . July 2010 . 11 September 2011 . Australian Athletes With a Disability Newsletter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110408065015/http://www.sports.org.au/newsletter/19-2010/92-july-2010.html . 8 April 2011 .
  11. Web site: 11 September 2011. Rollers Int History. 2010. Basketball Australia. 18 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100918012149/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1206. dead.
  12. Web site: Rollers Paralympic World Cup Team announced. 19 December 2011. Bill. Baxter. National Wheelchair Basketball League. 11 April 2009.
  13. Web site: Teams . 19 December 2011 . 2011 . Australian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association (NSW) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061637/http://www.aewha.org.au/teams/index.html . 26 April 2012 .
  14. Web site: 2011/2012 Season Statistics . 19 December 2011 . Australian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association (NSW . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426062103/http://www.aewha.org.au/statistics/index.html . 26 April 2012 .
  15. News: Australian Counter-Strike Team Attracts Strong Attention . World Cyber Games . 6 December 2001 . 20 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426062756/http://www.worldcybergames.net/6th/fun/news/news_view.asp?keyno=C07042511511 . 26 April 2012 .
  16. News: World Cyber Games Australian History . diceVIP . 6 December 2011 . 20 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324020612/http://www.dicevip.com/forums/thread/34749-World-Cyber-Games-Australian-History . 24 March 2012 .

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