Magyar Posta is marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gyula Grosics (1926–2014) by issuing a commemorative stamp. The stamp commemorates the legendary goalkeeper of the Golden Team, who was capped 86 times for Hungary and was awarded the title of National Athlete. Forty thousand copies of the stamp designed by the graphic artist Orsolya Kara were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue goes on sale at Filaposta in Hungary, philately specialist services, certain post offices and www.posta.hu from 4 February 2026. Gyula Grosics was born in Dorog on 4 February 1926. At the age of thirteen, his sporting career began at Dorog AC, where he played between 1943 and 1947. In 1944, he reached the semifinals of the Hungarian Cup and, in 1945, his team was promoted to the Hungarian first division. In 1947, he became the goalkeeper of MATEOSZ (the Hungarian Truckers’ Association), and then in 1950 joined Budapest Honvéd, which at that time employed the legendary players of the Golden Team. He played at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, then in the World Cup in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He was a three-time Hungarian championship winner, playing in 390 league matches. Between 1947 and 1962, he played in goal for the national team 86 times. In 1953, he was the legendary goalkeeper in the glorious 6-3 match in London. In 1954, he won a silver medal with his team in the World Cup final in Bern. Grosics kept goal for Tatabánya until 1963. The legendary “Black Panther” (so called as he was the first goalkeeper to play in a black jersey) hung up his boots in 1964. He worked as a coach in Tatabánya, Salgótarján, at the Central Sports School, and in Kuwait. Until his retirement, he was president of the Volán Sports Club. (Source: Wikipedia) The commemorative stamp features a portrait of Gyula Grosics and a scene of the goalkeeper in action. The commemorative cover also shows a save being made with a stadium full to capacity in the background. The main element of the postmark on the first day cover is a football.