Clarence von Rosen
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Clarence von Rosen | |
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 Clarence von Rosen | |
| Born | 12 May 1867 |
| Died | 12 August 1955 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | athlete, military office |
lawn tennis and ice skating
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In 1900, he founded the sports newspaper Nordiskt Idrottslif which became the leading sports newspaper in Sweden during its existence.[1]
von Rosen was the brother of Count
von Rosen was the first chairman of the Swedish Football Association. In honour of his name, the champions of Swedish football were each year between 1904 and 2000 awarded the von Rosens pokal (English: von Rosen's cup). However, in 2000, after the rediscovery (it was news in the early 1920s) that von Rosen's wife's sister had married the later infamous Nazi leader Hermann Göring during his years in Sweden, the trophy was replaced by Lennart Johanssons Pokal, but without any allegations against the entire von Rosen family .
References
- ^ Thunvik, S. (1943). "Nordiskt Idrottslif". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 5. Stockholm: A. Sohlman & co. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Aftonbladet sport: Sportbladet avslöjar".
- ^ Karl N Alvar Nilsson, Svensk överklass och högerextremism under 1900-talet. Federativs förlag, 2000.
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