György Szepesi Explained

György Szepesi
Birth Name:György Friedländer
Birth Date:1922 2, df=y
Birth Place:Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Alma Mater:University of Physical Education, Budapest
Occupation:Radio personality, journalist, and sports executive

György Szepesi (né Friedländer; 5 February 1922 – 25 July 2018) was a Hungarian radio personality, journalist and sports executive.[1] [2] In 2006, Szepesi earned the record for the longest career as a sports commentator.[3]

Early life

Szepesi was born György Friedländer into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary.[1] [4] He played basketball for Hungary's Vác-Újbuda LTC until 1942. His father, Miklós Friedländer, died in the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945.[4] Szepesi himself was forced into a labour battalion in Ukraine, which was disbanded in October 1944.[4] Szepesi then returned to Budapest and lived with Gábor Kocsis, a fellow battalion survivor, Kocsis' wife, and their four children, until mid-January 1945, when the German troops retreated from Hungary.[5] Szepesi received his doctorate in sports history from the University of Physical Education in Budapest.[1]

Career

Szepesi began on Hungarian Radio in April 1945.[1] [2] [6] [7] [8] He covered the Olympic Games from 1948, and the Football World Cup from 1954.[1] Szepesi was a Hungarian Olympic Committee member from 1962 to 2000, and was the Executive Committee Chairman for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) from 1982 to 1994.[1] He was Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association (HFA) from 1978 to 1986.[1] He was the honorary chairman of the HFA, and an honorary member of FIFA's Executive Committee.[1]

Written works

Death and legacy

Szepesi received the FIFA Medal in 1994, and the Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee in 1995.[1] [3] He received the Pillar of Achievement Award from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[1] [2] [6] In 2004, Szepesi was given the Prima Primissa Award in the Hungarian Electronic Press category.[9] In 2005, Szepesi became an honorary citizen of Budapest.[10] That same year, he was decorated with the Middle Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.[4]

In 2015, The Szepesi Prize was created to recognize other significant figures in Hungarian and sports journalism.[11] He died on 25 July 2018 in Budapest at the age of 96.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Gyorgy Szepesi. Jewishsports.net. 3 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110818071328/http://www.jewishsports.net/PillarAchievementBios/DrGyorgySzepesi.htm. 18 August 2011.
  2. News: Paralympic volleyball star made Hall-of-Famer . The Jerusalem Post . 1 December 1997 . Tom Tugend . 3 November 2011 . 5 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105121433/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/23379924.html?dids=23379924:23379924&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+01,+1997&author=TOM+TUGEND&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=Paralympic+volleyball+star+made+Hall-of-Famer&pqatl=google . dead .
  3. Web site: Records . Guinness World Records . 3 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Szegedkurir – Szepesi György: Csak apám életét nem tudtam megmenteni . Szegedkurir.hu . 4 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110415042744/http://www.szegedkurir.hu/cikk/sotet_oldal_16/36/szepesi_gyorgy_csak_apam_eletet_nem_tudtam_megmenteni . 15 April 2011 .
  5. Web site: Felavatták a zsidó munkaszolgálatosok emlékművét. zsido.hu. 18 April 2009. 11 November 2011. hu. 14 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414223014/http://www.zsido.hu/aktiv/shownews.php?kategoria=aktualis&sorszam=899&oldal=hirek&nodate=. dead.
  6. News: Scheinberg . Robert . Nine voted to Jewish sports hall . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 2 December 1997 . 3 November 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130415090207/http://www.jta.org/news/article/1997/12/02/2206/NinevotedtoJewish . 15 April 2013 .
  7. News: From the Stands . The Vienna Review . 18 February 2009 . Andrei S. Markovits. 3 November 2011.
  8. Book: Hungarian cinema: from coffee house to multiplex . John Cunningham . 2004 . Wallflower Press . 9781903364796 . 3 November 2011.
  9. Web site: 2004-es Prima Primissima díjazottai. primissima.hu. 11 November 2011. hu. 25 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425154902/http://primissima.hu/2004-es-prima-primissima-dijazottai. dead.
  10. Web site: Szepesi György Budapest díszpolgára lesz. Origo. 23 September 2005. 11 November 2011. hu.
  11. News: Legendary Sport Reporter György Szepesi Has Died at Age 96. 25 July 2018. Hungary Today. 25 July 2018.
  12. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/gyasz-elhunyt-szepesi-gyorgy-a-magyar-radiozas-legendaja-2648269 Gyász: elhunyt Szepesi György, a magyar rádiózás legendája

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