17 Facts About Gurbux Singh

Gurbux Singh was the Joint Captain at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games where India won bronze medal and the Coach to the Indian team at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

Gurbux Singh was born at Peshawar but he grew up in Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan.

Gurbux Singh moved to Calcutta in 1957, a city which was to ultimately become his permanent home and where his sports career was to take shape.

Gurbux Singh initially tried his hand at badminton but then started playing hockey for his school in Lucknow.

Gurbux Singh first played in the East Bengal Club in 1957, and was influential in their first victory at the Beighton Cup that year.

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Gurbux Singh later joined Calcutta Customs, for which he played from 1957 to 1965, and played for Mohun Bagan from 1968 to 1980.

Skilled full-back player, Gurbux Singh made his international debut in a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1960, and participated in the International Hockey Tournament in 1962.

Gurbux Singh was a member of the 1964 team at the Tokyo Olympics, where India emerged as the champions.

Gurbux Singh shared captaincy with hockey veteran Prithipal Singh in 1968, where India came in third place.

Gurbux Singh retired in 1968, and made his first forays into coaching and umpiring.

Gurbux Singh captained the team that won Gold at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok.

Gurbux Singh led India on a tour to Hamburg Festival, Germany and Japan in 1966, Sri Lanka in 1967 and the Pre-Olympic tournament in London in 1967.

Gurbux Singh was the Joint Captain, along with Prithipal Singh to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where India for the first time had to be content with a Bronze.

Gurbux Singh was conferred with the Arjuna Award after the Indian team's victory at the 1966 Asian Games.

Gurbux Singh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of sports by M K Narayan, the Governor of West Bengal, in the year 2013.

Gurbux Singh is one of India's most dedicated hockey players, having served the game for over 50 years in various capacities, and is credited for doing much to better the state of Indian hockey, establishing him as a true luminary in Indian Hockey.

Gurbux Singh was one of the best players in the field of hockey.