“He followed my dear mother about four months later,” his son continues. “He was a real winner and we will miss him.” Kops senior took part in the Munich Olympics in the summer of 1972. The wrestler witnessed the massacre of the Israeli participants. The Amsterdammer withdrew after the attack.
After his legendary career as a wrestler, Kops senior founded a gym: Kops Gym. The gym on Weesperzijde has now existed for 40 years and is run by his son and daughter.