<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The lifestyle reform movements at the turn of the century played a remarkably important role in the growing priority attributed to physical education. Sports clubs could be considered the most influential nongovernmental organizations at the beginning of the 20th century. Sports were given special priority and were even supported by legal measures in Hungary between the two world wars. Playing football gained vast popularity. We focus on two famous football players, Puskás, “the most famous Hungarian” and Deák, a Guinness record-holding top goal scorer. To be precise, we focus on their photos: we have similar ones of a young Puskás and a young Deák. These photos depict a very important moment in the lives of both youngsters. We conduct an iconographic analysis in order to illustrate connections the two young football players have to their clubs and to the sport.</p></abstract>

The lifestyle reform movements at the turn of the century played a remarkably important role in the growing priority attributed to physical education. Sports clubs could be considered the most influential nongovernmental organizations at the beginning of the 20th century. Sports were given special priority and were even supported by legal measures in Hungary between the two world wars. Playing football gained vast popularity. We focus on two famous football players, Puskás, “the most famous Hungarian” and Deák, a Guinness record-holding top goal scorer. To be precise, we focus on their photos: we have similar ones of a young Puskás and a young Deák. These photos depict a very important moment in the lives of both youngsters. We conduct an iconographic analysis in order to illustrate connections the two young football players have to their clubs and to the sport.

An Iconographic Analysis of Photographs of Two Famous Football Players: Additional Information about the Career of Puskás and Deák

University of Pannonia, 1183 Budapest Árpád u. 13/a Hungary

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

The lifestyle reform movements at the turn of the century played a remarkably important role in the growing priority attributed to physical education. Sports...

An Iconographic Analysis of Photographs of Two Famous Football Players: Additional Information about the Career of Puskás and Deák

Published Online: Oct 31, 2012

Page range: 47 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10141-012-0017-0

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