Always a hockey hero

1 Poon (right) is remembered for his quicksilver sprint and dead-stop trapping as a striker.2 Poon can still hold his own in veteran hockey matches. He is seen here in a match against Hong Kong in last year’s Asia Cup.

To the present generation, he may seem like another historical sports figure.

But for those who remember Datuk Poon Fook Loke will recall a towering sports hero who together with his teammates brought a nation to its feet in the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.