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5 unusual facts about George Best


Andries Maseko

Maseko left Washington Diplomats in 1982 and joined San Jose Earthquakes and played together with George Best.

Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics

Some entries, such as that on George Best, reflect a certain cynicism about media-created rogues.

George Best – A Tribute

George Best – A Tribute is a single released by Brian Kennedy and Peter Corry as a tribute to former Irish professional footballer George Best, who died in November 2005.

Oscar Malbernat

Oscar Miguel Cacho Malbernat (born 2 February 1944) is a retired Argentine footballer, who was the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata between 1967 and 1972, when the team won a local championship in 1967, three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles (1968 to 1970) and one Intercontinental Cup (1968), where he marked Manchester United's George Best.

Wogan

George Best appearing on the show in September 1990 while extremely drunk and being escorted off set by security.


1967–68 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was a breakout year for midfielder George Best, who led the team with 28 goals in the First Division and 32 goals overall en route to winning the European Footballer of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year awards.

Cork Celtic F.C.

On the back of League success in 1974, Paul O'Donovan signed George Best and then Geoff Hurst.

Mary Stävin

In addition to acting, Stävin released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance with George Best.

Swindon Town F.C. Reserves and Youth

Swindon Town's Youth Team were FA Youth Cup finalists in 1964, where they were beaten over two legs by a Manchester United side containing George Best.


see also

Angie Best

She met George Best at a dinner party in Los Angeles in 1975 when he was signing to play for the Los Angeles Aztecs, and it was "love at first sight".

Mary McGuckian

Words Upon the Window Pane, (adapted from the play by WB Yeats), This Is the Sea, (an adaptation of her own play 'Hazel' and Best, (the life story of Northern Irish footballer George Best); all essentially Irish subjects rooted in her cultural heritage.