A Hungarian man was a bank robber and ice hockey goalie who committed a string of "gentleman robberies" in Budapest in the 1990s while also working as a goaltender, becoming infamous as a folk hero in Hungary symbolic of the times. He was eventually caught and imprisoned for about 12 years before being released in 2012, and his story was later made into a book.

2. He was a Hungarian bank robber and prefessional ice hockey player.

3. He became notorious during the 1990s for committing a string of undercover
"gentleman robberies" in and around Budapest, Hungary, while working a day job as
a goaltender.

4. He became infamous in Hungary as a folk hero symbolic of the times
Ambrus was eventually caught and imprisoned for about 12 years.

5. And released in 2012.

6. His story was made into a book, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by author
Julian Rubinstein.