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16-06-2009, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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Munich Tragedy 6 February 1958, Gone But Not Forgotten
06 February 1958
The blackest day in the club's history. The Munich air disaster claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight United players and three officials. ___________________ hari berkabung United nih ....., saatnya mengibarkan bendera setengah tiang ManUtd.com - 06/02/2007 00:01 Gone but not forgotten The Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 claimed the lives of 23 passengers and crew. Here, ManUtd.com remembers the eight United players and three officials who died, through the words of those who knew them best. Roger Byrne - aged 28, full-back. 277 appearances, 19 goals, 33 England caps. "An aristocratic footballer, majestic in his movement. Roger was so fast but at the same time he controlled his movement beautifully, like Nureyev." - Sir Matt Busby Geoff Bent - aged 25, full-back. 12 appearances. "When Geoff matured and reached his twenties there were many clubs after him but he stayed loyal. He could look after himself and was a great tackler. Roger Byrne was a consistent player and very brave, that was the reason Geoff got so few games, but he was good enough to hold a regular place in any team." - Jimmy Murphy Eddie Colman - aged 21, half-back. 107 appearances, 2 goals. "Eddie was a chirpy lad and a terrific player. He pushed the ball - never kicked it - and he jinked past players. He was known for his swivel hips." - Wilf McGuinness David Pegg - aged 22, forward, 148 appearances, 28 goals, 1 England cap. "David would have been a great asset to any team because he was a natural, left-flank player. David was very, very clever. Our best left-winger by a mile." - Sir Matt Busby Mark Jones - aged 24, half-back, 120 appearances, 1 goal. "Yorkshireman Mark was a really lovely fellow, but my word he was a tough nut, and nobody took any liberties with him on or off the field." - Bill Foulkes Duncan Edwards - aged 21, half-back, 175 apps., 21 goals, 18 England caps, 5 goals. "When I used to hear Muhammad Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest, I used to smile. The greatest of them all was a footballer named Duncan Edwards." - Jimmy Murphy "The only player who ever made me feel inferior." - Sir Bobby Charlton Tommy Taylor - aged 26, forward, 189 apps., 128 goals, 19 England caps, 16 goals "I rate him as one of the all-time, best centre-forwards in the game, and he had yet to realise all his potential. He was a typically bluff Yorkshireman in many ways, often acting the clown, and a great team man." - Bill Foulkes Liam 'Billy' Whelan - aged 22, forward, 96 apps., 52 goals, 4 Republic of Ireland caps "Billy was a magician with a ball at his feet. I really don't think he knew how good he was and how much better he could have become. A world-class forward. There is no doubt about that. His vision and passing was sheer class." - Albert Scanlon Walter Crickmer, club secretary / Tom Curry, trainer / Bert Whalley, coach "Walter Crickmer always reminded me of a little dynamo, nothing was too much trouble. Tom Curry, the trainer, treated us all like boys, and such was his character with a comic sense of humour, that we all looked up to him like a father. Bert Whalley was certainly a tremendous help to me when I was a part-timer." - Bill Foulkes original: rondwisan |
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