Word: prokopov
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...toughest of games. While Hungarian immigrants in the stands shouted insults at the Russians, both teams traded blows. One of the Russian players muttered a nasty word, "Fascist," and a Russian haymaker almost flattened Hungary's Antol Bolvari. In the closing minutes Russia's Vladimir Prokopov brutally butted Hungarian Center Ervin Zador under the eye and the Hungarian climbed out of the water, streaming blood. The Russians were too far behind (4-0) to win anyway, so officials stopped the game rather than wait for a full-fledged riot...
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