Bert Trautmann: From Iron Cross to OBE
May 3, 2010 by Matt Horner | 1 Comment
Forget Sylvester Stallone’s dramatic penalty-saving antics in Escape to Victory, the most remarkable prisoner of war goalkeeper story belongs to former Manchester City stopper Bert Trautmann. German Trautmann’s incredible journey took him from Hitler Youth to Wembley, via the Eastern front and a spell in a north of England POW camp. Now aged 87, Trautmann [...]