Victor Philips
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| Full name | Victor John Philips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 September 1950 Madras State, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right Out | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor John Philips (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Indian professional field hockey player. A former captain who played as a Right Out, he led the Indian national team during the 1978 World Cup,[1] and was a member of the side that won its 1975 edition. He was also a part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the 1972 Munich Olympics.[2][3] Philips's older brother John Peter represented India at three Olympic Games from 1960 to 1968, winning silver, gold and bronze medals respectively.[4]
About his game, S. Dinakar of The Hindu wrote, "The striking aspects of Philips' game were his speed – he used to practice sprints regularly – and the ability to dribble. Time and again he would leave the defenders in a daze, cutting in dangerously from the right to score or producing defence- splitting crosses. He had his own style of converting penalty strokes, taking a step back, before moving up to push."[3] Mir Ranjan Negi called him "one of the best outside rights India ever produced."[5] In recognition of his contribution to field hockey, Philips was given the award for lifetime achievement by the government of India in 2000.[6]
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External links
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- 1950 births
- Indian male field hockey players
- 20th-century Indian sportsmen
- Field hockey players from Tamil Nadu
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1974 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games field hockey players for India
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Living people
- 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Games silver medalists in field hockey