1 Hung Nung when he played for Selangor and Malaysia in the 70s and 80s. 2 He turned to golf after a football injury in 1987. 3 Hung Nung showing some of his golf and football medals.
He belongs to an era when football was glorified by the masses and the Malaysian team was feared and respected by countries near and far.
Wong Hung Nung is well-remembered as the doughty, tough-tackling fullback in the golden age of local football belonging to a luminary backline that included the likes of Datuk Soh Chin Aun, Datuk Santokh Singh and Datuk Jamal Nasir.
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