Vsevolod Bobrov is considered one of the best Soviets ever in each of those sports.
19 Facts About Vsevolod Bobrov
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Vsevolod Bobrov was one of the first ice hockey players in the Soviet Union, and joined CDKA Moscow, playing for them and VVS Moscow before retiring in 1957.
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Vsevolod Bobrov coached the Soviet national team in ice hockey, most notably during the 1972 Summit Series against Canada.
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Vsevolod Bobrov was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame when it was founded in 1997.
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Vsevolod Bobrov was born in Morshansk on 1 December 1922 and moved to Sestroretsk in 1925, along with his parents and two siblings.
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Vsevolod Bobrov first started to skate at the age of 5, and played bandy from a young age.
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Vsevolod Bobrov left school when he was 13 in order to work in a factory.
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Vsevolod Bobrov led the country in goals in 1945 with 24 and 1947 with 14.
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Vsevolod Bobrov was capped three times for the Soviet Union national team representing them in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Vsevolod Bobrov scored five goals in total, including a hat trick against Yugoslavia, though the Soviets lost that match and failed to medal.
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Vsevolod Bobrov was part of the CDKA team that was disbanded by the government due to this loss, and transferred to Spartak Moscow for his final season of football.
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Vsevolod Bobrov began playing ice hockey for CSKA a year after his football start, in 1946.
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Vsevolod Bobrov's playing career in this sport lasted until 1957, with the years between 1950 and 1953 spent with VVS.
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Vsevolod Bobrov survived the crash as he overslept and travelled by rail.
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Internationally Vsevolod Bobrov played for the Soviet national team in the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the few athletes to participate in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
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Vsevolod Bobrov proceeded to lead his country to the gold medal, and won the World Championship in 1954 and 1956.
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Vsevolod Bobrov won silver in 1955 when his team lost to Canada, represented by the Penticton Vees.
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Vsevolod Bobrov, who served as a player-coach in both sports during his time with VVS, would go on to coach various teams after retiring as a player in both football and ice hockey.
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Vsevolod Bobrov was posthumously inducted into the inaugural class of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997.