Lionel Rose

Lionel Rose, MBE (born 21 June 1948, Drouin, Victoria, Australia – died 8 May 2011, Warragul, Victoria, Australia) was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the Year. During his time off from boxing in the 1970s, Rose embarked on a brief singing career in Australia having hits with "I Thank You" and "Please Remember Me" in 1970.