Gordon the Gopher
Active member
Just heard he has passed away. Sad news. If you're into your football and like your history, would recommend his biography. Still one of the best books I have ever read!
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
Bert Trautmann
- Thread starter Gordon the Gopher
- Start date
- Jan 3, 2012
- 16,594
He was always one of my mother's heroes, although she had no particular interest in football, for playing on in a cup final with a broken neck - that in the days before any substitutes, let alone as many as we have now.
Comedy Steve
We're f'ing brilliant
How sport brings people closer together: Fabulous story on the Man City site - http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2013/July/Bert-Trautmann-passes-away
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Bert Trautmann dies
http://news.sky.com/story/1117929/goalkeeper-bert-trautmann-89-dies-at-home
One of football's REAL legends.
http://news.sky.com/story/1117929/goalkeeper-bert-trautmann-89-dies-at-home
One of football's REAL legends.
dougdeep
New member
Keep up m'lord.
skipper734
Registered ruffian
I posted a nice post for Bert, but it's disappeared with all this moving about. 
I'm not writing it all again, RIP Bert.
I'm not writing it all again, RIP Bert.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
Sad news.... I saw a t v doc about him not too long ago - a fascinating life story in that he overcame politics and prejudice to play at the top of English football. He was a former German POW and this was soon after WW2.
R I P Bert.
R I P Bert.
Man of Harveys
Well-known member
I'd love to see some of the modern "hard" players carry on playing with a broken neck. No, I really would: they would SOB like children.
As someone else put it on Twitter, his unique status of holding both the Iron Cross and an FA Cup Winner's Medal is likely to remain unchallenged. RIP Bernd.
As someone else put it on Twitter, his unique status of holding both the Iron Cross and an FA Cup Winner's Medal is likely to remain unchallenged. RIP Bernd.
Gullflyinghigh
Registered User
- Apr 23, 2012
- 4,279
Sad news about genuine legend of the game. To play a match in goal during the 'clatter' era and survive was an achievement, to do it with a broken neck...mental.
Gary Gurr
New member
Mine too! She also had no interest in football being a Charlton fan of the mid 40's onwards.
Norman Potting
Well-known member
His Bio is a fascinating book, not so much for the football part but for the tales of growing up in Nazi Germany and how it pervaded every element of society. Amazing how he went from an apparently enthusiastic combatant for the Third Reich to acceptance in England and by the fans. There was a brief clip of him played on the BBC news and he had a wonderful German/Mancunian hybrid accent!
Ulloa's Soul Patch
The Cyclone!
It's probably a fair bet to guess most of us are...
Sad news, RIP Bert.
His career would have take a different turn if The Sun had existed back then . . . .
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,221
You're so right.
pastafarian
Well-known member
Sad news indeed.
I wish there were many more amazing individuals like Bert Trautmann!
I wish there were many more amazing individuals like Bert Trautmann!
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
very brave man
Rest in Peace Bert
Rest in Peace Bert