Suffered his first heart attack in 1990 whilst playing polo.
He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to sports.
Famous for being a media and gambling mogul, a former cricketer and
Australia's richest man.
At the time of his death was Australia's richest person with a personal
wealth of AU$6.9billion and was listed by Forbes magazine this year as
the 94th richest man in the world.
When a Texan oilman once tried to intimidate the tycoon by saying that
he was worth $US60 million, Mr Packer was said to have retorted: "Toss
you for it."
He was awarded the A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) on
January 26, 1983 for his services to the media in Australia.