- His mom worked at the Krasny Bogatyr plant (Shoe factory), his dad worked at the aircraft factory in Tushino. The area which Lev Yashin spent his childhood.
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin was born in 1929 and due to his height was called ‘Eiffel Tower’ by classmates when he first went to school, aged seven.
- In addition to football and hockey, Lev Yashin also played many other sports such as fencing, basketball, boxing, tennis and water polo.
- For some time he coached minor league and youth soccer teams in Finland. Bronze statue of Lev Yashin was erected at Dinamo Central Stadium in Moscow.
- Loyalty and perseverance. Yashin played ice-hockey alongside his footballing pursuits whilst trying to get his first team break again.Bulunamadı: very
- It will not seem surprising that Yashin also played hockey professionally, if you recall who brought him to Dynamo football.Bulunamadı: very
- Lev Yashin (1929 - 1990), the best goalkeeper of the 20th century, portrayed during a play. Viktor Shandrin/TASS. Follow Russia Beyond on Instagram.Bulunamadı: hockey
- Well-known hockey player Vladimir Yurzinov recalled how in the fall of 1970, he happened to watch a two-hour training session for Dynamo players.
- Yashin also played goalie for the Dynamo ice hockey team during those early years of trying to break into the senior squad.