Freddie White (field hockey)
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Freddie White (field hockey) is a member of the following lists: 1930 births, Alumni of Kingswood College (Sri Lanka) and Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia.
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1929
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| Died |
13th August, 2022
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| Place of Death |
Perth, Australia
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| Occupation Text |
field hockey player, footballer
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| Year(s) Active |
1948-1967
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Fredrick White also more commonly and popularly known as Freddie White (1930 – 13 August 2022) was a Ceylonese field hockey player and footballer who also served as the former captain of the Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team. He was known for his exploits in the sport of field hockey. He was regarded as Asia's best field hockey goalkeeper at one time despite the fact that India and Pakistan had ruled world hockey at that time coinciding with his playing career. He was also easily the best player during arguably Sri Lanka's best ever field hockey team and he is also considered as the greatest ever field hockey player to have donned the national jersey of Ceylon. He cemented the reputation as Ceylon's best ever goalkeeper for nearly two decades. His elder brother Duncan White was an Olympic silver medalist in athletics. He permanently resided in Australia after his retirement from field hockey.
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