Background
He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
He played in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League for LTC Praha from 1940 to 1950, Spartak ČKD Sokolovo from 1950 to 1960, and Bohemians ČKD Praha from 1963 to 1965, collecting 306 goals.
He is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997.