Helmut Rahn

 

 

Age: 73

 

Summary: German soccer player who scored the winning goal to give Germany the 1954 World Cup title in an upset 3-2 victory over Hungary in a play that has become known as the "miracle of Bern."

 

 

Cause of Death: Lengthy illness

 

Born: August 16, 1929

 

Died: August 14, 2003

 

Location: Essen, Germany