Béla Bácskai

Béla Bogschütz loved the sport at his grammar school, where he skated, competed in athletics, and played football, but mostly played hockey. As a hockey player he started in the colors of AHC in 1930, and later he played at MHC, MTK, Bp. Postás, Törekvés and BVSC. With the different teams he won Hungarian championships a total of eight times (1933-34, 1942, 1950-52, 1955, 1958). Between 1933 and 1949 he played for the Hungarian national team 17 times. Under the name of Bácskai he took part at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

In addition to hockey, he also achieved outstanding results in speed skating. In 1937, in the colors of the BKE he won the Hungarian championship in the 1500m. In 1937 and 1939 he was the Hungarian champion silver medalist in the four-distance all-around. In 1937, he competed at the European championship and finished third in 500 meters and fourth in 1500 meters at the World College Games.

His real sport, however, had always been field hockey. After the Second World War, he did his best to ensure that hockey did not fall into oblivion, despite prejudice. He was one of those who breathed life into the sport that was condemned to death by the communist regime. He worked as a judge from the 1960s.