Cultural References
The main character in the Australian children's book "Jezza" is a dog named after Alex Jesaulenko. "Ordinary dogs chase tennis balls or fetch silly sticks. But not me. Football's my game. My new family called me Jezza because that was the name of a famous footballer. He was brilliant. I don't mean to brag, but I'm quite a footballer too." (Bell, 1991).
Jesaulenko is mentioned in the song "The Back Upon Which Jezza Jumped" by Melbourne band TISM (This Is Serious Mum). The song depicts Graeme "Jerker" Jenkin being left to be forgotten because of Jezza's spectacular mark. In 2012, singer-songwriter Tex Perkins wrote and performed "Jesaulenko, You Beauty" exclusively for The Marngrook Footy Show.
In 2006, Jesaulenko was featured in a Toyota Memorable Moments commercial with Stephen Curry and Dave Lawson, which involved spraypainting Jesaulenko's navy suit and trying several methods to recreate that mark he took almost 40 years ago, including a small trampoline, a stepladder and finally successfully with a large crane.
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