Major Dhyan Chand Singh was a former Indian hockey player and is often regarded as the greatest player ever to play the game. He was part of the Gold winning Indian team in three Olympic Games (1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles, 1936 Berlin). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 1956. He got the title "Chand" or (moon) from his first coach, Pankaj Gupta, who had predicted that he would one day shine like a "chand" or moon. Wikipedia
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Dhyan Chand was more than a genius, a Messiah, in field hockey, literally speaking. In the 1939 Berlin Olympics, he, along with the Black American called Jesse Owens , an incredible sprinter, forced the German Fuhrer to eat humble pie by way of displayin www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99sep04/spr-trib.htm
Dhyan Chand made great contribution in enhancing prestige of Indian Hockey in the eyes of the world. He was born on 29th August 1906, in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He joined army at the age of sixteen. He started playing hockey in army and was included www.webindia123.com/personal/sports/dhyan.htm