Apr
25
Sundeep Misra
Friday, April 25, 2008
CHANDIGARH: Hockey Olympian Tarlochan Bawa died at his daughter's residence at Ambala in Haryana on Thursday, his family said.
He was 85 and leaves behind two daughters and a son. Bawa, who was a member of the team under Balbir Singh which went on to win the gold Medal in the Olympics, held at London in 1948, had gone to Ambala to visit his daughter where he breathed his last, his family said.
Born on February 12, 1923, at Lahore (Pakistan), he joined the Punjab Police as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in 1949 in undivided Punjab and retired in 1981 as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Haryana.
He studied in Dyal Singh College, Lahore, and later was selected to play for YMCA Club and Brothers Club, Lahore, his son Sukhwinder Bawa, who is presently posted as SAI Cricket Coach with the Chandigarh sports Department, said.
The veteran had come into prominence when he was selected to represent Punjab in the Nationals in 1945 and retained this position till 1956.
Bawa captained the Punjab hockey team in 1952 and also led the Indian Hockey team to play Test matches against Japan.
He also had the honour of assisting Brig Dalip Singh in the Torch relay from Jawalamukhi to Delhi for the 1960 National Games.
(courtesy, PTI)
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