Remembering Munich

50 years ago, tomorrow, the Munich air disaster happened. I didn't know much about it, but today everyone connected to Manchester United is remembering the Busby Babes. The Manchester United website is pretty much black and white, with their home page full of articles about their greatness and the disaster.

February 6th, 1958, the darkest day in Manchester United's history.

Remembering :

Roger Byrne - aged 28, full-back. 277 appearances, 19 goals, 33 England caps.
would have learned when he returned to Manchester that his wife Joy was expecting a child. 38 weeks after his death Roger had a son.

Geoff Bent - aged 25, full-back. 12 appearances.
his daughter, Karen, was just a baby when he was killed.

Eddie Colman - aged 21, half-back. 107 appearances, 2 goals.
was just 3 months after his 21st birthday when he was killed.

David Pegg - aged 22, forward, 148 appearances, 28 goals, 1 England cap.
his ambition was to be successful with United, and he had achieved that aim at such a young age.

Mark Jones - aged 24, half-back, 120 appearances, 1 goal.
left a young wife, June, and a baby son, Gary.

Duncan Edwards - aged 21, half-back, 175 appearances, 21 goals. 18 England caps, 5 goals.
the youngest player to appear for England, was planning to get married to his fiance, Molly.

Tommy Taylor - aged 26, forward, 189 appearances, 128 goals. 19 England caps, 16 goals.
was planning to marry his fiance, Carol.

Liam 'Billy' Whelan - aged 22, forward, 96 appearances, 52 goals. 4 Republic of Ireland caps.
was deeply a religious boy, Harry Gregg remembers clearly his last words as the aircraft accelerated down the runway: "If the worst happens I am ready for death... I hope we all are."

Walter Crickmer - club secretary.

Tom Curry - trainer (aged 63).

Bert Whalley - coach (aged 44).