Bert Trautmann..what a fella....

Just watched an amazing documentary on the goalkeeper Bert Trautmann. He was a German goalkeeper who played for Man City in the 50's and 60's. He fought in the war until he was captured by the English and made a POW. Then he turned his hand to football and ended up playing in goal at Wembley. A match in which he subsequently broke his neck during a vigorous tackle without knowing it!! He carried on playing even making more brilliant saves and they won the cup. He was patted on the back by the fans after the match unaware that one hard pat could've killed him.

About 2 weeks later he had Xrays and they discovered this injury and he underwent the available procedures etc and mada full recovery and even went on in the future to play again. What an amazing story and a great goalie. Whats even more amazing is that loads of English supporters absolutely loved this German, bearing in mind that this was a time when we were at war with Germany. Incredible.