George Best
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | May 22,1946 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Belfast |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | November 25,2005 |
Died | Cromwell Hospital |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Spouse | Alex Best |
Angie Best | |
Job | Footballer |
Actor | |
Author | |
Books | Blessed: The Autobiography |
Scoring at Half Time | |
Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era | |
George Best in His Own Words | |
The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly | |
George Best's Soccer Annual | |
On the Ball: Soccer Secrets, Instructional Strips and Action Photographs of Britain's Great Football Star | |
Calculus, Concepts and Calculators | |
Best of Both Worlds | |
Preparing for the Calculus (AB) Examination | |
Movies/Shows | The Alf Garnett Saga |
Soccer As Never Before | |
George Best: All by Himself | |
Best | |
Percy | |
Awards | Ballon d'Or |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award | |
Children | Calum Best |
Siblings | Ian Best |
Grace Best | |
Carol Best | |
Julie Best | |
Barbara Best | |
Parents | Dickie Best |
Anne Best | |
Position | Midfielder |
Nationality | British |
Northern Irish | |
Buried | Roselawn Cemetery And Crematorium, United Kingdom |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 416007 |
George Best Life story
George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skilful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time.
A life too interesting: Shane MacGowan
... He shares a place in culture alongside Dylan Thomas, George Best and Keith Richards...
How Bobby Charlton played four games for Irish club Waterford FC
... Take Cork Celtic - in the 1970s they trotted out George Best (three appearances), Geoff Hurst (three appearances) and German legend Uwe Seeler (one appearance, two goals - his only club game outside his beloved Hamburg)...
Film: Super Gran hopes to get Peter Rabbit and Paddington-style reboot
... It was so popular it attracted many eclectic guest stars like Goons comedian Spike Milligan, darts champ Eric Bristow, strongman Geoff Capes and football great George Best...
Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral to honour 'one of England's finest'
... A club representative said the cortege was expected to pass the United Trinity statue, which depicts Sir Bobby alongside fellow greats Denis Law and George Best, at about 13:30 before journeying to the cathedral in the city centre...
Sir Bobby Charlton died after fall, inquest hears
... Thousands of fans have left tributes at Old Trafford, with the area in front of the famous Trinity statue - where he is immortalised alongside team-mates George Best and Denis Law - flooded with memorabilia and flowers...
Kennedy Center Honours: Julia Roberts turns George Clooney into a fashion statement
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Sir Alex Ferguson helps unveil Denis Law statue in Aberdeen
... He was one third of what became known as Manchester United s Holy Trinity, when he played alongside George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton during his 11-year stint with the Red Devils...
Manchester United: Sir Matt Busby film tells 'one of the great football stories'
... Suit you sirs! Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Matt Busby with their respective European trophies in 1991 Aston shone on the opposite wing to George Best when Busby s United became the first English club to reach the pinnacle of European football...
Kennedy Center Honours: Julia Roberts turns George Clooney into a fashion statement
By Mark SavageBBC Music Correspondent
Julia Roberts showed her support for George Clooney at the prestigious Kennedy Center Honours by wearing a custom dress adorned with his face.
The Long Black gown featured framed photos of The Star throughout his Career - from early headshots to his role as Doug Ross on ER and a famous for W magazine.
Clooney was among several lifetime achievement honourees at The Event .
Rock Band U2 and singer Gladys Knight were also recognised.
The Star -studded event was attended by other celebrities and political figures, including Matt Damon , Patti Labelle , Sean Penn , US Vice President Kamala Harris , Sheryl Crow , Garth Brooks , Sacha Baron Cohen and Sesame Street 's Big Bird .
Paul Pelosi , The Husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , also made his first public appearance since being brutally attacked in his home in late October.
Mr Pelosi, wearing a black hat to cover head injuries he sustained when an intruder attacked him with a hammer, received a Standing Ovation , and a fist-bump from President Joe Biden .
Earlier, in a reception at the White House, The President praised the " exceptional group of artists" for their accomplishments and contributions to The Arts .
" Thank You for showing us The Power of The Arts and 'We The People ', " Biden Said .
, Biden continued: " At a moment when there's too much hate, too much anger, too much division here In America and, quite frankly, around The World , we have to remember today, as their song goes, 'We're one, but we're not the same. We get to carry each other'. "
The Band were later celebrated onstage at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by Pearl Jam 's Eddie Vedder , who played their hits Elevation And One ; while Ukrainian singer Jamala performed Walk On.
The Song was originally written for Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but was recently rewritten as an anthem of solidarity for The People of Ukraine.
U2's singer Bono and guitarist The Edge played The Song in Kyiv earlier this year at The Invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky .
But The Band 's bubble was punctured by Sacha Baron Cohen who, in character as Borat, reminded them of The Infamous partnership with Apple that saw their album Songs Of Innocence automatically added to people's iTunes libraries.
Speaking a few words in Kazakh, Borat then translated: " It means: 'Please remove your wretched album from my iPhone 6. '"
Clooney was also teased On Stage by his Ocean's 11 co-star Matt Damon , who recalled The Actor once " stole Bill Clinton 's stationery and wrote fake notes to actors saying how much The President loved their movies".
The Actor , who got his Big Break in ER and went on to become a film star in movies like Out Of Sight, Three Kings , O Brother Where Art Thou? and Up In The Air, was also honoured by his father, Nick, Who Said : " George's best and most important work is still ahead of him. "
He also regaled The Crowd with stories of George's childhood, including The Time the seven-year-old - heartbroken over The Assassination of Martin Luther King - Gave his father all his toy guns.
Actor and hip-hop star LL Cool J paid tribute to Gladys Knight 's powerful voice, saying: " I once heard Gladys sing the ABCs and I thought I was in church".
Country Music superstar Garth Brooks , then sang her classic soul ballad Midnight Train to Georgia.
Christian pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant and Cuban-born composer Tania León were also celebrated at The Ceremony .
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Source of news: bbc.com