Sven Tumba

Sven Tumba, born Sven Olof Gunnar Johansson on 28 August 1931, was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He took the name Tumba from the Swedish town where he grew up and made it his legal family name in 1965. He debuted for Djurgardens IF in the 1950-51 season and stayed until 1966, winning eight Swedish championships and leading the league in goals three times. In 1957 he was the first European player to attend an NHL training camp, with the Boston Bruins, but he declined an offer so as to stay eligible for the Swedish national team. He played at 14 World Championships and four Winter Olympics, captained Sweden and holds its scoring record of 186 goals. He was also a Swedish champion in waterskiing, represented Sweden in football and golf and later became a golf course designer. He died on 1 October 2011.