George Best

George Best was a Northern Irish professional football player with a career that spanned over twenty years. Playing with Manchester United, he won the 1968 European Cup. One of the first celebrity footballers, George Best's extravagant, and sometimes controversial, lifestyle never eclipsed his talent on the pitch. He died in 2005.

George Best was a Northern Irish professional football player with a career that spanned over twenty years. Playing with Manchester United, he won the 1968 European Cup. One of the first celebrity footballers, George Best's extravagant, and sometimes controversial, lifestyle never eclipsed his talent on the pitch. He died in 2005. See less