RIP Puskas

crafty cokcney · 11-17-2006, 10:30 AM

Whenever we lose a soccer legend it is always worthy of some form of recognition here on TTP.

Before my time, though many stories told to me by my father about the great Hungarian and Real Madrid legend, it is always sad when you hear this sort of news.

Not sure if anybody is old enough on here to have any personal memories of Puskas, but maybe with our large Scottish contingent, there maybe a few that have similar stories passed down about the legend and his four goals in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park.

RIP

**Sir M** · 11-17-2006, 10:27 PM

Hey Crafty, good for you. I remember my Dad and all of his (now) old East End buddies talking about Puskas and Di Stefano from this magical sounding team to us kids called "Real Madrid" which we thought sounded so exotic (to us to go to Callister Park to watch Croatia against Columbus and Sergio Zanatta spitting on people was like going to Wembley back then) when we were all camping up at Shuswap Lake. And they had a nickname for him (or was it for Di Stefano?) I think it may have been the "white arrow?" And I remember they used to rave about Eusebio as well, (was he the Black Pearl?...SCP?) and a bit about this upstart teenager called "Pele". I also remember us 7 or 8 year olds would play soccer games with the dads on the lousy small campground field and it was very cool to call yourself the white arrow, or black pearl or whatever, and (I know now I am pretty sure they let us do this) 'meg the 35 year old Dads. Very cool...Puskas.

Way to go Crafty.

GhostRider · 11-18-2006, 12:56 AM

Speaking of Callister Park where Croatia played Columbus...

http://www.croatiasc.bc.ca/images/puskas.jpg

**Captain Shamrock** · 11-18-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by crafty cokcney

Whenever we lose a soccer legend it is always worthy of some form of recognition here on TTP.

Before my time, though many stories told to me by my father about the great Hungarian and Real Madrid legend, it is always sad when you hear this sort of news.

Not sure if anybody is old enough on here to have any personal memories of Puskas, but maybe with our large Scottish contingent, there maybe a few that have similar stories passed down about the legend and his four goals in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park.

RIP

Well said, Crafty. I remember my father mentioning his name many times as being one of the BEST....RIP, Ferenc.....and God bless his family.

**Regs** · 11-18-2006, 03:41 PM

I've heard of Puskas and a couple of stories told be Tee's dad. I think Teddy played with him back in the old country.

11-17-2006, 10:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
crafty cokcney Member Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Delta Posts: 697 TTP Friends: (0)	RIP Puskas Whenever we lose a soccer legend it is always worthy of some form of recognition here on TTP. Before my time, though many stories told to me by my father about the great Hungarian and Real Madrid legend, it is always sad when you hear this sort of news. Not sure if anybody is old enough on here to have any personal memories of Puskas, but maybe with our large Scottish contingent, there maybe a few that have similar stories passed down about the legend and his four goals in the 1960 European Cup final at Hampden Park. RIP

11-17-2006, 10:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sir M Give Me Strength A Better Bastard Joined: Feb 2004 Location: At the Estate Posts: 2,460 Images: 2 TTP Friends: (2)	Re: RIP Puskas Hey Crafty, good for you. I remember my Dad and all of his (now) old East End buddies talking about Puskas and Di Stefano from this magical sounding team to us kids called "Real Madrid" which we thought sounded so exotic (to us to go to Callister Park to watch Croatia against Columbus and Sergio Zanatta spitting on people was like going to Wembley back then) when we were all camping up at Shuswap Lake. And they had a nickname for him (or was it for Di Stefano?) I think it may have been the "white arrow?" And I remember they used to rave about Eusebio as well, (was he the Black Pearl?...SCP?) and a bit about this upstart teenager called "Pele". I also remember us 7 or 8 year olds would play soccer games with the dads on the lousy small campground field and it was very cool to call yourself the white arrow, or black pearl or whatever, and (I know now I am pretty sure they let us do this) 'meg the 35 year old Dads. Very cool...Puskas. Way to go Crafty. __________________ "Put an egg in your shoe...and beat it". Last edited by Sir M; 11-17-2006 at 10:54 PM.

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GhostRider Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: vancouver, canada Posts: 46 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: RIP Puskas Speaking of Callister Park where Croatia played Columbus... http://www.croatiasc.bc.ca/images/puskas.jpg

11-18-2006, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Regs Respect & Honour A Total Bastard Joined: Jun 2001 Location: TTP Headquarters Posts: 12,047 Blog Entries: 1 Images: 233 TTP Friends: (12)	Re: RIP Puskas I've heard of Puskas and a couple of stories told be Tee's dad. I think Teddy played with him back in the old country. __________________ Take the piss (out of someone) vb. British -- to mock, deride, poke fun (at). This vulgarism has been in widespread use since the late 1940s. The original idea evoked by the expression was that of deflating someone, recalling the description of a self-important blusterer as 'all piss and wind.'

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