Joan Casals, the 'Grandfather of Barça', dies at 90. Born in Guardiola de Berguedà in 1934, Casals has died at the age of 90.
The nickname Joan Casals was born in a Joan Gamper Trophy held forty years ago. He went to the Camp Nou wearing a classic Barcelona t-shirt and a barretina, a traditional Catalan hat. His clothing, together with his bushy white beard, identified him for life as the 'grandfather of Barcelona'