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Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes , the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club.
Jan 8, 2022 · One of the Busby Babes who survived the plane crash was 21-year-old defensive midfielder Duncan Edwards. Sadly, he died 15 days later from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Feb 6, 2018 · DUNCAN Edwards had it all – a physically dominant and sublimely talented midfielder, he was one of the heroes of Manchester United's all-conquering Busby Babes. However, with the world at his...
Feb 11, 2023 · A life cut devastatingly short but one that achieved so much in just 21 years that he is still held in hallowed reverence to this day, 65 years on from his death. After writing books on so...
Feb 21, 2017 · 1958: Duncan Edwards, one of the best-known members of the famous 'Busby Babes' Manchester United team, died in hospital at the age of 21 following the Munich air crash on February 6.
Sep 4, 2024 · Edwards died in Munich, the last of eight United players to lose their lives when their aeroplane crashed near the runway on the journey back from a European fixture in Belgrade. That much you...
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Movingly and permanently, the Munich memorial clock at Old Trafford recalls the date of the tragedy, 6 th February 1958. At 3.04 pm on that fateful day, British European Airways flight 609 crashed on take-off after a refuelling stop. 23 died. The dead included eight players of the Manchester United squad returning from a European Cup tie in ...