František Tikal

Q: When did František Tikal die?

František Tikal died on August 10, 2008 in Prague.

Q: How old was František Tikal when they died?

František Tikal was 75 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was František Tikal born?

František Tikal was born on July 18, 1933 in Včelná.

Q: What was František Tikal's occupation?

František Tikal was an ice hockey player.

František Tikal (18 July 1933 – 10 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha and won two national titles. Internationally he played 59 games for Czechoslovakia, including 15 at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and earned an Olympic bronze medal in 1964, placing fourth in 1960. He was named the best defender of the tournament at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships. At the 1960 Games he played one game against his brother Zdeněk, who fled to Australia in 1948. In 2004, Tikal was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.