Legendary volleyball coach Hubert Wagner dies of a heart attack at age 61

One of the leading figures in world sport, former coach of the Polish national volleyball team Hubert Wagner, died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 61. Hubert Wagner became a legend in Polish sports circles, after his teams won gold in the world championships in 1974 and the Olympics in 1976. Former national football team goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski said on hearing of the death, "Wagner was among the four most eminent coaches in Poland... He was a man who was always honest and straightforward. He understood that you cannot cheat in sport." (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 32) M.T.