Kolkata, Aug 20 (UNI) Indian soccer legend Samar Banerjee, who led the country to a fourth place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, passed away in the state-run SSKM Hospital here early Saturday following Covid.
Banerjee, 92, was a widower, and left behind a grand daughter. His son pre-deceased him.
According to his close associates, Banerjee was admitted to Bangur Hospital on July 27 after he tested positive for the Coronavirus infection, and shifted to SSKM as his condition deteriorate. He was on ventilator for the last few days and breathed his last at 2-10 AM on Saturday.