Football Legend Puskas Dies At 79

I just saw on the news that Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas has passed away. He was truly one of football greats, along with Pele, Di Stefano, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Platini and others. Puskas suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Born in 1927, Puskas was an odd looking footballer. He was short, stocky, barrel-chested, overweight, couldn't head and only used one foot. Known as "The Galloping Major", a reference to the fact that he was an army officer playing for an army team, he had huge success in Hungarian football with Kispest Honved. He won four league championships with them before moving to Real Madrid. Partnering the great Alfredo di Stefano up front, they formed the most feared duo in international football. Puskas was top scorer four times in the Spanish league, helping his team to win six domestic trophies and three European Cups. In the 1960 European Cup final he hammered home four goals in Madrid's 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. For Hungary, Puskas played 84 times and scored a world record 83 goals! No player, even Pele, has scored that many goals for a national team. May he rest in peace.