more,German prisoner of war who won British hearts as goalkeeper for Manchester City and FA Cup winner
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013 ... -trautmann
Interview with video of the FA cup where he played the last 16 minutes with a broken neck.
more,When Bert Trautmann arrived at Manchester City in 1949, 20,000 protested against his signing. By the time he left, he was lauded as the bravest man in British sport
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010 ... ester-city
and from the archives with a picture just before the collision that broke his neck
more,Bert Trautmann's, the one-time Hitler Youth member, was the Manchester City goalkeeper in the 1956 FA final who played on with a broken neck
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/f ... a-cup-1956
And the biography,
Hard bastard.A fascinating if dispiriting tale of a ruthless killing machine who later became a hero for Manchester City
more,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010 ... tler-youth