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Ryan O'Hara

Ryan O'Hara, Australian rugby league player

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Born
August 18, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1980

About Ryan O'Hara

Ryan O'Hara is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Jacksonville Axemen in the USA Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he previously played in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers. He played as a prop. A Hunter Mariners junior, O'Hara made his NRL début as a 20-year-old and won the Canberra Raiders' Rookie of the Year award in 2001. Having joined the premiership-winning Wests Tigers at the close of the 2005 NRL season, O'Hara first played for them in the 2006 World Club Challenge loss to Bradford Bulls in England. In his first four seasons with the Raiders, he played in 92 games, but only made 3 appearances in 2005.

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Ryan O'Hara timeline

  1. A Hunter Mariners junior, O'Hara made his NRL début as a 20-year-old and won the Canberra Raiders' Rookie of the Year award in 2001.
  2. Having joined the premiership-winning Wests Tigers at the close of the 2005 NRL season, O'Hara first played for them in the 2006 World Club Challenge loss to Bradford Bulls in England.
  3. In his first four seasons with the Raiders, he played in 92 games, but only made 3 appearances in 2005.

The world when Ryan O'Hara was born

Ryan O'Hara was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ryan O'Hara's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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