Death
He died of lung cancer in 1992 aged 66. After his death, the biggest football stadium in Austria, the Praterstadion in Vienna, was renamed Ernst Happel Stadion. Four days after his death Austria played against Germany and reached a 0:0 draw. Ernst Happel's cap lay on the bench during the whole game.
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