Birthdays
January 19
— István Simonyi was born on this day 107 years ago. The Kispesti AC academy product was a member of the Kispest side that finished as league runners-up in 1947.
January 20
— Dr Márton Heller was born 131 years ago. He served as the doctor of Kispest’s footballers between 1925 and 1935.
January 22
— László Marosi, a home-grown Bp. Honvéd player, would have turned 87 on this day. The Hungarian People’s Republic Cup and Central European Cup winner served the Kispest club for 14 years.
— István Vincze celebrates his 59th birthday. The Kispest–Honvéd Hungary international won five medals in Kispest colours, two of them league golds.
January 23
— József Karakas celebrates his 82nd birthday. He played for Bp. Honvéd between 1969 and 1972 and was a member of the Kispest side that reached the cup final in 1969.
— Pál Mindszenti, goalkeeper of the Kispest team that won the Szent László Cup, was born 105 years ago.
January 24
— Ervin Kovács celebrates his 62nd birthday on this day. He won two league titles and a bronze medal with Kispest–Honvéd.
Deaths
January 19
— Mihály Kispéter, coach of Bp. Honvéd, died suddenly and tragically 60 years ago. He wrote his name into the club’s history with two league runner-up finishes and one Hungarian People’s Republic Cup victory.
— Lajos J. Czunyi, an amateur player of Kispesti AC who was a member of KAC’s BLSZ championship-winning team in 1936, died 45 years ago.
January 20
— József Koltai died 68 years ago. He had been coach of Kispesti AC from the autumn of 1921 and took charge of the red-and-blacks in 22 matches during that period.
January 25
— Sándor Józsa died two years ago. The Bp. Honvéd footballer played for the Kispest side between 1958 and 1963.
