Paul Vautin, well known for his nickname Fatty Vautin is an Australian football commentator and previously a professional rugby league footballer, captain, and coach.
Fatty gave commentary for the Nine Network’s coverage of rugby league. He started the network in 1992 and has also been a host for The Footy Show from the very start in 1994 opposite co-host Peter Sterling, until 2017.
The commentator was an Australian Kangaroos test and Queensland State of Origin representative in the position of Lock or second-row forward. He had played club football in Brisbane with Wests, prior to moving to Sydney in 1979 to play with Manly-Warringah, to whom he had captained the 1987 NSWRL premiership.
How Old Is Fatty Vautin?
Fatty Vautin was born on July 21, 1959, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and he is 62 years old. He made his name known to all in the late 1970s. He had played for the Wests Panthers in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. It’s a Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Sydney, St. Helens in England, Queensland in the State of Origin, and the Australia national rugby league team.
The commentator completed his playing career with the Sydney club the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1991. He had also played for Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, and in England for St Helens. After playing, he became a commentator in sports for the Nine Network, mission rugby league games along with Ray Warren and the currently retired Peter Sterling.
After that, at the Super League war, he was appointed to coach Queensland in the 1995 State of Origin series and got the Maroons to a sad 3-0 whitewash of series favorite New South Wales.
Vautin was named Fatty after joining Manly in 1979. When he was shown around Brookvale Oval by a club secretary named Ken Arthurson, he walked towards retired Manly premiership captain Fred Jones who was having a conversation with the club and Kangaroos fullback Graham Eadie. Fred Jones asked Graham ” Who is that fatty?” and the name stuck.
Who Is Fatty Vautin Wife?
Fatty Vautin is a married man and his wife’s name is Kim Vautin. The couple is married for 37 years now. They married on January 26, 1985.
The lovely couple has three children. Fatty joined various clubs in his careers such as Wests Panthers, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, St. Helens, and Eastern Suburbs Roosters.
Fatty earned the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements to Australia’s international standing in the sport of rugby league. He made his commentary debut on television at the 1988 NSWRL Grand Final with the ABC along with long-time caller David Marrow.
Fatty Vautin Net Worth And $4 Million Dollar Worth Penthouse
Fatty Vautin’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million to $5 million. His main source of income is from his profession as a commentator, coach, and professional rugby player.
Recently, Fatty and his wife have kept their luxurious Gold Coast penthouse for sale for over $4 million. It’s a penthouse with a four-bedroom home in Mermaid Beach through Jane and Dave Embling of Queensland Coast Realty.
The lovely couple is selling their penthouse so that they can build their dream house elsewhere.