Swedish bandy player, hockey player and footballer
Sune Almkvist (4 February 1886 – 8 August 1975) was a Swedish bandy and hockey player and footballer. He was inducted with the number 1 in the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame in 2011. Almkvist was the first major Swedish hockey player and the first who received the award Big Guy, He played for IFK Uppsala, a club which dominated bandy in Sweden from the first Swedish championship in 1907 until 1920. Almkvist started his long hockey career at Upsala Gymnasisters hockey club at the age of 15 in 1901. The club won the 1902 Nordic Games trophy by defeating Stockholm Hockey Club 2–0.
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Sune Almkvist (4 February 1886 – 8 August 1975) was a Swedish bandy and hockey player and footballer. He was inducted with the number 1 in the Swedish Bandy Hall of Fame in 2011. Almkvist was the first major Swedish hockey player and the first who received the award Big Guy, He played for IFK Uppsala, a club which dominated bandy in Sweden from the first Swedish championship in 1907 until 1920. Almkvist started his long hockey career at Upsala Gymnasisters hockey club at the age of 15 in 1901. The club won the 1902 Nordic Games trophy by defeating Stockholm Hockey Club 2–0.
