Associated Press sports columnist Jim Litke has a nice piece on a man who was a horrible goalie, but a pretty good felon. Attila Ambrus begged his was into a backup goalie role for the UTE hockey club, while also being the janitor and zamboni driver. He was paid so poorly he slept in a closet in the rink, ate in churches, and worked other odd jobs. But eventually he turned to robberies, which he did pretty successfully. The article is good, but for a detailed story, you can pick up Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein.
October 5th, 2007
I read this book about a year ago. It’s very entertaining.
The most amazing part is that it’s a true story!