Jupp Wolff

Jupp Wolff (born June 23, 1908 in Munich-Gladbach ; † August 13, 1974 in Norderstedt ) was a German sports journalist and newspaper editor.

Life

Wolff was one of the most famous football journalists in Germany in his time. He was initially supposed to be a businessman, but then worked for 45 years in his profession. In 1927 Wolff started as a freelancer for the Westdeutsche Landeszeitung , continued his career at Wolff's Telegraphic Bureau and then worked for the German News Office . After the Second World War , he wrote for the Hamburger Allgemeine , the Hamburger Freie Presse and, from 1948, as head of the north office of the sports information service , for the Hamburger Abendblatt , of which he had been an editor since 1951. His work has taken him to over 300 international matches in 65 countries and to seven soccer world championships . He also covered numerous other sports and traveled to six Olympic Games .

Wolff maintained a confidential relationship with the national coaches Sepp Herberger and Helmut Schön and had good contacts with clubs and players. He described the most important game as the final of the 1954 World Cup , in which Germany won against Hungary, as the closest player to him, Uwe Seeler . Wolff had lived in Hamburg since 1934, was married, had three sons and, after suffering a heart attack a few years earlier, died at his last place of residence in Norderstedt at the age of 66.

Works

• Hans Körfer , Jupp Wolff: Goals and Points Championship. Limpert, Frankfurt am Main 1961. ( DNB 452503396 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Based on the following articles in the Hamburger Abendblatt (Internet links behind Paywall (as of 2015)):
   " Jupp Wolff will be 60 ", June 22, 1968.
   " JW will be 65 years old tomorrow ", June 22, 1973.
   " This is how Jupp Wolff was " , August 15, 1974.
   “ Farewell to Jupp Wolff ”, August 20, 1974.