Jules Rimet Trophy
Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA and president of FIGC, secretly transported the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to prevent the Nazis from taking it
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Ottorino Barassi Biography and Timeline
Follow Ottorino Barassi through 1 dated historical records for Italy.
Ottorino Barassi, historical timeline
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1938
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