Hockey's Odyssey
Автор:
Trevor Vanderputt, 220 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
9781844010745
Trevor Vanderputt is a household name in Calcutta Anglo-Indian circles - a coach's coach, teacher of future champions, Bengal State Team Selector, and Director of Coaching, ACT Hockey Association, Canberra, Australia. Judge for yourself from the list of Australian greats featured in this book: Mike Nobbs; Don Smart; Terry Walsh; Bob Andrew; Merv Adams; Syd Johnson; Richard Charlesworth; Dick Aggiss. And that is only half of Trevor's remarkable legacy! For before Australia, there was India - unparalleled Olympic custodian of hockey glory. Dhyan Chand, Leslie Claudius, Joe Gallibardy, Dick Carr, Balbir and Gurbux are some of the hockey legends of the sub-continent to figure in this book. HOCKEY'S ODYSSEY is biography, autobiography and chronicle. In the end, it isn't only about hockey. It's about life and sportsmanship in two hockey-loving nations - India and Australia. Trevor Vanderputt has always loved hockey. His contribution at many levels of hockey will probably never be fully...