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50 år sen kraschen i münchen The Men We Lost 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, was someone we looked up to like a father. And Bert Whalley was certainly a tremendous help to me when I was a part-timer." - Bill Foulkes
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