As a youth , he worked in the mines like his father and lost two bones in his hand as a result of the strenuous work .
Mr. Kopa was born Raymond Kopaczewski in Noeux - les - Mines in northern France on Oct. 13 , 1931 .
As a youth , Kopa worked in the mines like Kopa 's father and lost two bones in his hand as a result of the strenuous work .
Mr. Kopa was born Raymond Kopaczewski in Noeux - les - Mines in northern France on Oct. 13 , 1931 .