death_date birth_place nationalteam position birth_date article_title name
16 december 1977 jabalpur , united provinces , british india india halfback 28 september 1908 roop singh
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roop singh

roop singh bais -lrb- 8 september 1908 -- 16 december 1977 -rrb- was a legendary indian hockey player .
he was part of the celebrated indian field hockey team which won gold medals for india at 1932 and 1936 olympic games .
he was the younger brother of dhyan chand , the most celebrated player in indian hockey and widely regarded as the greatest hockey player ever .
captain roop singh himself is considered as one of the greatest hockey players of all times .
