Report: UH offers football scholarship to 27-year-old Australian kicker

Australian rules football kicker Dane Roy, 27, has been offered a football scholarship by UH, according to a report out of Melbourne. (Photo courtesy 9 News Melbourne) Australian rules football kicker Dane Roy, 27, has been offered a football scholarship by UH, according to a report out of Melbourne. (Photo courtesy 9 News Melbourne) Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Report: UH offers football scholarship to 27-year-old Australian kicker 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

The H-Town Takeover is going global.

The University of Houston has offered a scholarship to Dane Roy, a 27-year-old ice cream salesman from Oakleigh, Australia, according to Nine News Melbourne.

Roy plays for Richmond Central, an amateur Australian rules football team. He first got noticed six months ago when he won a longest kick competition with a 79-yarder at the IFL Grand Final.

Not long after, Roy began to work with Prokick Australia, which helps transition Australian kickers into college prospects.

"A massive kick," Nathan Chapman, who has been working with Roy, told the TV station. "I think it's great because it sort of came out of nowhere."

So did a call from the U.S.

In January, Roy received a call with a full scholarship offer to UH.

"I was like, 'Wow, this is happening,'" Roy told News Nine.

A single-kick has changed the life of an Oakleigh ice-cream salesman. @SebCostello9 has the story #9News https://t.co/hQsD9NZSQE — Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) April 5, 2016

Roy said he has been in the gym and added 26 pounds. He is expected to arrive in Houston later this summer.

Per recruiting rules, UH officials are unable to comment.

Roy said the opportunity is "a life experience."

"The fact I can get an education as well," he added, "all because I can kick a ball."