Austrian tennis player Hans Redl played at Wimbledon between 1947 and 1956 despite losing an arm during World War II. He served by tossing the ball up with his racquet.
Amazing spirit - there was a soccer goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann I think was his name, who played an FA Cup game (might even have been a final) with a broken neck.
Austrian tennis player Hans Redl played at Wimbledon between 1947 and 1956 despite losing an arm during World War II. He served by tossing the ball up with his racquet.
Wow, he must have been quite a guy!
ReplyDeleteDid you know of Pete Gray, the one-armed baseball player in the 1940s? (Most good players were fighting in WW2.)
ReplyDeletesheer GRIT & DETERMINATION!!
ReplyDeletei simply, simply love these trivia post, David. thanks a million!!
Came here from RK's blog... excellent posts..
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
ReplyDeleteAmazing spirit - there was a soccer goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann I think was his name, who played an FA Cup game (might even have been a final) with a broken neck.
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David
Hi Brian,
ReplyDeleteMust admit my baseball knowledge of that era is a bit sketchy - but I'm off to research his life, thanks to you.
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David
Hi RK,
ReplyDeleteHis is an example that we can all learn from, I guess.
I'm glad you're a fan of the Trivia posts - thank you for your support!
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David
Hi Vijay,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you. Thanks for visiting and for taking the trouble to comment.
I'm glad you liked the blog and hopefully you'll return.
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David