Karl Herbolzheimer
Karl Herbolzheimer (born February 17, 1915 in Göppingen ; † March 15, 2007 there ) was a German handball goalkeeper .
Live and act
Herbolzheimer began his career with the Göppingen gymnastics club . He was with the German national handball team as a goalkeeper in 1938 world champion . His nickname was: "The man with 1000 hands".
The 92-year-old from Herbolzheim was the last surviving player on the world championship team from back then. He last lived in a nursing home in his hometown of Göppingen and died on March 15, 2007 in Göppingen after a short, serious illness.
Web links
- Klaus Schlütter, Klaus Henrich: World Champion 2007 meets World Champion 1938. In: Picture . February 10, 2007 (with picture by Karl Herbolzheimer).
- Klaus Schlütter: Karl Herbolzheimer: The man with 1000 hands. In: The world . January 18, 2007 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ munzinger.de: Deaths March 2007 , accessed on January 3, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbolzheimer, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goeppingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2007 |
| Place of death | Goeppingen |