Nathan McCullum is well known for a whole bunch of reasons.
He is the hard-hitting lower-order batsman, probing offspin bowler and dynamic fielder who has formed part of the core of the Otago cricket team in recent seasons.
He is also the late-blooming Black Cap who now has a New Zealand Cricket contract, has appeared in the world twenty/20 tournament and has played for an English county.
He has been known as "Dad" since about 2am yesterday, when he and partner Vanessa welcomed their first child, Luke Isaac McCullum.
And of course he is still, accurately but unfairly, known to some people for being the brother of that other reasonably successful cricketer.
But perhaps some have forgotten that McCullum was once the most exciting young footballer in Otago.
He was a striker, blessed with pace and a killer instinct, and for a period around the turn of the century he was banging in goals at a remarkable rate.
He won the Golden Boot award in 1999, when he scored 19 goals for Caversham in the South Island league and 30 in all competitions, and seasoned observers were predicting a bright future in the sport.
McCullum played on and off for the next few seasons before cricket took over.
But he remains a big football fan and still feels the itch to pull on boots in the winter.
"I miss it like anything. I wish I could play football every day of the week."
It has been six seasons since McCullum last played regular football, when he left Caversham to help the fledgling Mosgiel premier side.
But his memories of his days at Tonga Park, when he was part of a golden generation of talent under the guidance of Caversham gaffer Steve Fleming, are fresh.
"It was a fantastic time and a very successful time. We had a hell of a good team with some very good players and good coaches," McCullum recalled.
"I think the club had seen a group of young players coming through and they gave us a real chance. That came to fruition when we started getting some good results.
"They also had experienced people like Rodney Fleming on the field. He was one of the biggest influences on me because he had so much talent and knowledge. We had a pretty good combination. He'd set me up all the time and I'd try to finish it off."
McCullum said both he and younger brother Brendon played football in their younger days, but Brendon took up rugby at King's High School while Nathan stuck with the round ball.
McCullum senior sometimes thinks he was a better footballer than a cricketer, and he has wondered how far he might have gone in the winter code.
"But with football, I had to really take the plunge early if I was going to commit to it. So I would have had to head overseas, maybe to the UK.
"It's a bit different now. You can stay at home and play some good football and aim for the Phoenix or somewhere else in the A-League.
"I wasn't ready to leave straight out of school, so eventually cricket just took over. The turning point for me was going to the New Zealand Cricket Academy in the 2001 winter. I tried to carry on with football a little bit but never really had the time."
McCullum does not regret his decision.
Cricket has allowed him to travel the world, brought in a regular salary and given him the chance to win trophies, and there should be plenty of summers to come.
"At the end of the day, cricket became a career option for me. And it's worked out fantastically. I wouldn't change where I am right now or the opportunities I've had."
McCullum still gets down to watch Caversham when he can.
At least one former team-mate, Tim Horner, is still involved, and Steve Fleming is still the boss.
