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			{{For\|the Nigerian singer\|Victor Obinna Philips}}
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	'''Victor John Philips''' (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Indian professional [[field hockey]] player. A former captain who played as a [[Field hockey#Positions\|~~halfback~~]], he led the [[India men's national field hockey team\|Indian national team]] during the [[1978 Men's Hockey World Cup\|1978 World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ansari \|first1=Khalid \|title=India display humiliating performance in hockey World Cup at Buenos Aires \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19780430-india-display-humiliating-performance-in-hockey-world-cup-at-buenos-aires-822946-2014-04-17 \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|work=India Today \|date=April 1978 \|language=en}}</ref> and was a member of the side that won its [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup\|1975 edition]]. He was also a part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the [[1972 Summer Olympics\|1972 Munich Olympics]].<ref name="th1">{{cite web \|last1=Dinakar \|first1=S. \|title=The game comes first to him \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/20/stories/0720051g.htm \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=20 May 2000}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Philips's older brother [[John Peter (field hockey)\|John Peter]] represented India at three Olympic Games from 1960 to 1968, winning silver, gold and bronze medals respectively.<ref>{{cite web \|title=1964 Tokyo Olympics \|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/golden/1964.htm \|website=Bharatiya Hockey \|access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>		'''Victor John Philips''' (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Indian professional [[field hockey]] player. A former captain who played as a [[Field hockey#Positions\|Right Out]], he led the [[India men's national field hockey team\|Indian national team]] during the [[1978 Men's Hockey World Cup\|1978 World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ansari \|first1=Khalid \|title=India display humiliating performance in hockey World Cup at Buenos Aires \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19780430-india-display-humiliating-performance-in-hockey-world-cup-at-buenos-aires-822946-2014-04-17 \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|work=India Today \|date=April 1978 \|language=en}}</ref> and was a member of the side that won its [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup\|1975 edition]]. He was also a part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the [[1972 Summer Olympics\|1972 Munich Olympics]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/HOK/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/HOK/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=17 April 2020 \|title=Hockey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games \|work=Sports Reference \|accessdate=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="th1">{{cite web \|last1=Dinakar \|first1=S. \|title=The game comes first to him \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/20/stories/0720051g.htm \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|website=[[The Hindu]] \|date=20 May 2000}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Philips's older brother [[John Peter (field hockey)\|John Peter]] represented India at three Olympic Games from 1960 to 1968, winning silver, gold and bronze medals respectively.<ref>{{cite web \|title=1964 Tokyo Olympics \|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/golden/1964.htm \|website=Bharatiya Hockey \|access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

	About his game, S. Dinakar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The striking aspects of Philips' game were his speed – he used to practice sprints regularly – and the ability to dribble. Time and again he would leave the defenders in a daze, cutting in dangerously from the right to score or producing defence- splitting crosses. He had his own style of converting penalty strokes, taking a step back, before moving up to push."<ref name="th1"/> [[Mir Ranjan Negi]] called him "one of the best outside rights India ever produced."<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Negi \|first1=Mir Ranjan \|author-link1=Mir Ranjan Negi \|title=From Gloom to Glory \|date=2008 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|isbn=9788179914595 \|page=123 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C5Az8wxrmQC \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref> In recognition of his contribution to field hockey, Philips was given the award for lifetime achievement by the [[government of India]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Arjuna award presentation on Tuesday \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/arjuna-award-presentation-on-tuesday_1023.html \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|work=Zee News \|agency=United News of India \|date=28 August 2000 \|language=en}}</ref>		About his game, S. Dinakar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The striking aspects of Philips' game were his speed – he used to practice sprints regularly – and the ability to dribble. Time and again he would leave the defenders in a daze, cutting in dangerously from the right to score or producing defence- splitting crosses. He had his own style of converting penalty strokes, taking a step back, before moving up to push."<ref name="th1"/> [[Mir Ranjan Negi]] called him "one of the best outside rights India ever produced."<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Negi \|first1=Mir Ranjan \|author-link1=Mir Ranjan Negi \|title=From Gloom to Glory \|date=2008 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|isbn=9788179914595 \|page=123 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C5Az8wxrmQC \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref> In recognition of his contribution to field hockey, Philips was given the award for lifetime achievement by the [[government of India]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Arjuna award presentation on Tuesday \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/arjuna-award-presentation-on-tuesday_1023.html \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|work=Zee News \|agency=United News of India \|date=28 August 2000 \|language=en}}</ref>
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	* {{cite web \|last1=Sriram \|first1=S. V. \|title=Hero of yesteryear \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071700650400.htm \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|date=17 July 2003}}{{dead link\|date=~~April 2021~~\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}		* {{cite web \|last1=Sriram \|first1=S. V. \|title=Hero of yesteryear \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071700650400.htm \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=5 December 2018 \|date=17 July 2003}}{{dead link\|date=January 2025\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}

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{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}
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| name = Victor Philips
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| full_name = Victor John Philips
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madras State]], India
| death_date =
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| position = [[Field hockey#Positions|Halfback]]
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| clubs1 = Indian Railways
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| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 Kuala Lumpur]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|[[Field hockey at the 1974 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1978 Asian Games|1974 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1978 Asian Games|Team]]}}
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'''Victor John Philips''' (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Indian professional [[field hockey]] player. A former captain who played as a [[Field hockey#Positions|halfback]], he led the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]] during the [[1978 Men's Hockey World Cup|1978 World Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ansari |first1=Khalid |title=India display humiliating performance in hockey World Cup at Buenos Aires |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19780430-india-display-humiliating-performance-in-hockey-world-cup-at-buenos-aires-822946-2014-04-17 |access-date=5 December 2018 |work=India Today |date=April 1978 |language=en}}</ref> and was a member of the side that won its [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 edition]]. He was also a part of the bronze medal-winning squad at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich Olympics]].<ref name="th1">{{cite web |last1=Dinakar |first1=S. |title=The game comes first to him |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/05/20/stories/0720051g.htm |access-date=5 December 2018 |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 May 2000}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Philips's older brother [[John Peter (field hockey)|John Peter]] represented India at three Olympic Games from 1960 to 1968, winning silver, gold and bronze medals respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=1964 Tokyo Olympics |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/golden/1964.htm |website=Bharatiya Hockey |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

About his game, S. Dinakar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The striking aspects of Philips' game were his speed – he used to practice sprints regularly – and the ability to dribble. Time and again he would leave the defenders in a daze, cutting in dangerously from the right to score or producing defence- splitting crosses. He had his own style of converting penalty strokes, taking a step back, before moving up to push."<ref name="th1"/> [[Mir Ranjan Negi]] called him "one of the best outside rights India ever produced."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Negi |first1=Mir Ranjan |author-link1=Mir Ranjan Negi |title=From Gloom to Glory |date=2008 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=9788179914595 |page=123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3C5Az8wxrmQC |access-date=5 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In recognition of his contribution to field hockey, Philips was given the award for lifetime achievement by the [[government of India]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arjuna award presentation on Tuesday |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/arjuna-award-presentation-on-tuesday_1023.html |access-date=5 December 2018 |work=Zee News |agency=United News of India |date=28 August 2000 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Sports-reference|id=ph/v-j-phillips-1}}
* {{cite web |last1=Sriram |first1=S. V. |title=Hero of yesteryear |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071700650400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=5 December 2018 |date=17 July 2003}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{India FH Squad 1975 World Cup}}

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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1974 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1978 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:1978 Men's Hockey World Cup players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]