HomeSportsMichael Nobbs, Australian hockey great and former India coach, passes away at 72Michael Nobbs, Australian hockey great and former India coach, passes away at 72Former Australian legendary hockey player Michael Nobbs, who served as head coach of the Indian men's team at the 2012 London Olympics, dies at 72 due to prolonged illness. Fomer India Men's Hockey coach Michael Nobbs dies at 72New Delhi: Former Australian hockey player Michael Nobbs, who served as head coach of the Indian men’s team at the 2012 London Olympics, has passed away at 72 due to prolonged illness. He will be remembered as a proud Kookaburra, a respected professional, and a servant of the sport,” Hockey Australia said in a statement. Between 1979 and 1985, he earned 76 international caps and scored one goal, playing during one of the most successful periods in Australian men’s hockey, according to Hockey Australia. Nobbs was appointed as Indian men’s team head coach in 2011Nobbs was appointed as Indian men’s team head coach in 2011 after the Men in Blue failed to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008.