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George Best
AuthorBooks · Second hand1946-2005
George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a right winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, the ability to get past defenders and goalscoring. In 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Curiosities about George Best
Birth
1946
Death
2005
First book
1963
Years writing
21
George Best was a British soccer legend born in Belfast in 1946.
Beyond the field, he excelled as a sports commentator after his brilliant soccer career.
His main work, Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths, offers a unique look at his life and journey.
Throughout his career, he contributed to a total of 25 literary works.
His legacy endures as one of the United Kingdom's most iconic athletes until his passing in 2005.