Hangul 이영민 Name Lee Young-min Hanja 李榮敏 Role Athlete | Revised Romanization I Yeongmin McCune–Reischauer Ri Yongmin | |
Lee Young-min (born 1 December 1905 – 1954) was a South Korean football, athletics, and baseball player, manager, and promoter.
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Football
He played for Kyungsung FC and was a founding member of Joseon Football Association (currently Korea Football Association). He was manager of the South Korea national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Baseball
He hit a home run in 1921. This home run was a first in Korean baseball history. He was such a good player that KBO gives the Lee Young-Min award to best hitters in high school every year.
Honours
Winners : 1935 Emperor's Cup
References
Lee Young-min Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA