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...
Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral to honour 'one of England's finest'
By Lynette Horsburgh & Chris LongBBC News
Sir Bobby Charlton 's funeral will be a celebration of his " incredible life" as a Family Man and " one of the finest footballers This Country has ever produced" Manchester United have said.
The Club have released details of the commemorations for the Red Devils legend, who died on 21 October.
It said his cortege would pass Old Trafford before arriving at Manchester Cathedral at 14:00 GMT on Monday.
A representative said fans were invited to " pay their respects" along The Way .
Sir Bobby died after an at The Willows nursing home in Knutsford, an inquest at Cheshire Coroner's Court concluded.
A key member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, he played 106 times for his country, scoring 49 goals.
He also made More Than 600 appearances for United, winning league, cup and European honours and scoring almost 200 goals between 1956 and 1973.
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 .
They said fans and members of The Public were " invited to pay their respects along the route".
They said The Service at The Cathedral , which will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth and include eulogies by Family Members and The Club , would " remain private and will not be broadcast or filmed".
" It is expected that up to 1,000 guests will attend The Cathedral to pay their respects to Sir Bobby and celebrate his incredible life as a husband, father, grandfather and, of course, As One of the finest footballers This Country has ever produced, " they said.
They added that The Star 's family and The Club wanted to " thank everyone for the outpouring of love and respect towards Sir Bobby" and had requested " no flowers" asking people to donate instead to The Children 's Adventure Farm Trust, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer's UK or Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation.
Source of news: bbc.com
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