Wilhelm Meisl
Wilhelm "Willy" Meisl (born December 26, 1895 in Vienna ; † June 12, 1968 in Lugano ) was a versatile Austrian athlete and later a respected sports journalist .
Life
Willy Meisl played in the time after the First World War as a soccer goalie and captain for the Viennese amateurs in the Austrian championship. His older brother Hugo Meisl , who was the captain of the Austrian national team at the time, called him into the team for the game against Hungary on May 2, 1920, but later did not play an international match. Willy Meisl was also a successful tennis player , boxer , swimmer and member of the Austrian water polo team . From 1923 to 1925 he was a football coach at the Swedish club Hammarby IF .
After completing his Jus -Studiums 1922 in Vienna Willy Meisl began his career in journalism. From 1924 to 1933 he worked for the Berlin “ Vossische Zeitung ”, where he became the chief sports editor. During this time he also wrote for other papers for the Ullstein publishing house and wrote numerous sports books. He was soon referred to as the “king of sports journalists” and “father of modern sports journalism” in Germany.
The seizure of power by the National Socialists in Germany in 1933 forced Willy Meisl to emigrate as a Jew to England in January 1934 , where he continued his journalistic career at “Worlds Sports”. During the Second World War Willy Meisl served in the British Army, after the end of the war he worked again as a journalist in England, Switzerland and Germany.
Wilhelm Meisl died of cancer in 1968 in Lugano, Switzerland .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meisl, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meisl, Willy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian athlete and sports journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1968 |
| Place of death | Lugano |