He was known simply as TGO ('The Great One')

David Chapman, one of the greatest handball players of all time, died this week. He was 42.

He was known simply as TGO ('The Great One')

A couple of months ago, an announcement popped up online that made the handball world sit up and take notice. David Chapman, one of the greatest players of all time, was confirmed to enter an outdoor tournament at the Stratosphere Hotel, on the strip in Las Vegas.

He was known simply as TGO (“The Great One”), was back and, with pictures soon emerging showing him fighting fit, the handball community – a secret society of sorts which, surprisingly, boasts seven times as many registered members as squash in this country – was buzzing.

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