Whiskey Robber, Bachelor of Arts
For years we have followed the story of the Whiskey Robber with great interest. It was a reporter for this so-called journal who brought the story of Attila Ambrus, the Hungarian hockey goalie turned bank robber, to the attention of Sports Illustrated in 1999.
Now Pestiside, the must-read for anyone interested in events in Hungary (Hungarians included), informs that Mr. Ambrus has made good use of the past decade he has spent in the pokey by earning a degree in communications (by correspondence) from Hungary’s Dunaujvaros College.
According to the Hungarian tabloid Blikk, Ambrus starts his days at 4 a.m. with his artwork and then his studies.
He was given a 17-year sentence in 1999 after robbing dozens of banks in Budapest.
Ambrus is the subject of a book by Julian Rubinstein, The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, which may be turned into a movie starring Johnny Depp.
Goalkeeper Scores A Goal
Yes, as we near the start of the World Cup next week in Germany, we must
admit that soccer has a proclivity to produce an abundance of matches
which end in 0-0, or 1-0 if you’re lucky. (Not that our classic pastime of baseball is much better, especially with its tendency to show a heck of a lot more commercials.)
This Wednesday during a friendly match against Poland, Colombian goalie Luis
Martinez scored what must go down in the record books as one of the highlights
in the centuries-long history of soccer. During the 66th minute of the
match, Martinez launches a rocket from his own penalty area.
Two seconds later it descends in opposing territory
and bounces over the outstretched arms of Martinez’s counterpart
Tomasz Kuszczak. The shot gave Colombia a 2-0 lead, and they
would eventually win the game 2-1.
