[2] He was known for sharp reflexes, tremendous strength in his long and powerful arms produced firm and sticking shots which unfailingly fetched him goals and often the winners.

From 1950 to 1956, he represented the Agricultural College Ludhiana hockey team and was awarded "roll of honors" for his all-round achievements in sports and education.

In 1958, he played in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar as part of the India national field hockey team.

He represented Indian Wanderers Hockey in 1961 that toured New Zealand and Australia and participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in Indonesia.

Politics dictated the IHF selection committee which excluded Singh from the Indian field hockey team in 1963.

There was a loud uproar in the Indian press which protested in unison: "Has Prithipal become so bad [unwanted player] after resigning from the Punjab Police?”.

Commenting on the performance of Indian team at Tokyo, Melville de Mellow wrote: "All played brilliant hockey, but as always some were superb: Prithipal Singh, who scored 11 of India's 22 goals in the tournament will be remembered particularly for he was like the Rock of Gibraltar".

In the same year Singh captained the Indian team to Madrid, Spain and won the tournament and the gold medal for India.

[6] At that tournament, India won the bronze medal, although Prithipal Singh again remained the top scorer in the Olympics.

In later half, the Pakistani team started resorting to a rough game and show of force to scare the Indian players in order to win the match.

One Japanese newspaper published a picture on its front page showing one Pakistani player swinging his stick towards his Indian opponent.

[1][2] From 1950 to 1956, Singh represented Agricultural College Ludhiana Hockey team and was awarded the "roll of honors” for his all-round achievements in sports and education in 1955.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1967 by the Indian President Zakir Husain for his meritorious contributions to world hockey.

Many believe that Singh coached the secrets of an iron grip and was the inspiration behind four times World Armwrestling champion and two times World Martial Arts Breaking champion Jay Ranade, when he worked for Singh at the Punjab Agricultural University in weight lifting coaching.