- Regarded as a daredevil and bonvivant, he was described as the sort of person who would be crazy enough to do exactly what nobody else dared to do. He was allegedly a person who would get noticed among hundreds of others, the life of the party with a loud voice.
- The third of four brothers.
- Sons, Uwe (born 1954) and Klaus.
- Scored the second, as well as the third, match-winning goal for Germany during the 1954 Football World Cup final.
- In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening.
- Shared his hotel room during the 1954 World Cup with Fritz Walter because coach Sepp Herberger thought their extremely different personalities could benefit from one another.
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