What kept us throughout the war was sport and humour
Josef Tycar was born July 8, 1928 in Pilsen and he came from a poor family. Since his young age he was an active athlete and the passion for sports has accompanied him throughout his entire life. He learnt metal hardening in the Škoda factory and later he completed studies at a secondary technical school. He has remained faithful to the Škoda company and he worked there until his retirement. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, his cousin Alois emigrated to England where he was flying in the Royal Air force on the Spitfire aircraft. At the end of the war he died tragically and he was promoted a colonel in memoriam. Josef Tycar took part in the Pilsen citizens‘ protest rally against the currency reform in 1953.
