LONDON: Many sportsmen were forced to put their careers on hold to fight in World War II. The conflict cut short the lives of some, including ...
BookmarkThe conflict cut short the lives of some, including England Test cricketer Hedley Verity and German Olympic long jumper"Luz" Long, but others survived to forge careers after the conflict ended in 1945.AFP Sport looks at the careers of sportsmen who made an impact in the post-war world as Europe marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Mortensen was inducted into the English football hall of fame in 2003, 12 years after his death at the age of 69.Bert Trautmann became one of English football's most unlikely heroes after time spent as a German prisoner of war.When the former paratrooper was released in 1948, he declined repatriation, instead combining working on a farm with playing in goal for St Helen's Town in England's northwest.
In 2004, he was honoured by Britain for his efforts to promote Anglo-German relations through football. He died in 2013 at the age of 89.Glamorous Australian all-rounder Keith Miller caught the eye when making 181 runs for Victoria on his first-class cricket debut in 1938.He was a fighter pilot who flew night missions over Nazi Germany in the war.
Tales of how he would turn up for a match straight from an evening out socialising became the stuff of legend, with Miller's movie-star good looks and rumours of an affair with Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, providing copy for the gossip columnists.
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