Tory Taylor's 61.5-yard average on two punts in last Sunday's win over the Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London was the highest by a Bears player with multiple punts in a game since at least 1948.
But that's not the only thing that made the day a special one for the Australia native. Before the game, Taylor met and chatted with Ange Postecoglou, a former soccer player and coach in Australia who is in his second season as manager of the Tottenham Hotspur club in the English Premier League.
Postecoglou was born in Greece but moved to Australia at the age of five, growing up in Melbourne. He played in four games for the Australian national team and later coached the national team for four years, leading them to an appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Taylor and Postecoglou exchanged signed jerseys and posed for photos before Sunday's game.
"It was an absolute pleasure getting to meet Ange before the game on Sunday," Taylor said. "He's a great guy and it's always special meeting fellow Aussies abroad. He's been a heck of a manager for years and I can't wait to get back there for a game and meet up again."
