Roger Thompson defies headmaster's low expectations, finds success in truck driving, farming, and stock agent roles.
When Roger Thompson left school at age 15 his headmaster assured him the only thing he was good for was football.
Still in the workforce in Goulburn at age 83, Roger can afford to shrug off the headmaster's ill-considered remark all those years ago.
Reflecting on owning and driving trucks, farming and his current role as a stock agent, he is more inclined to agree with his father Joe, who put him to work the following year from school as an unlicensed truck driver to cover for one of his drivers who was struggling with alcohol.