george best

Question 1

george best

Answer 1

classic prowess hero, fell for alcoholism and celebrity

played for manchester united

Question 2

micheal parkinson

Answer 2

english media personality and talk show host

book abt friendship w best
- good friend/player, bad a alcohol

lived for the next
- girl, game, drink

Question 3

manchester united

Answer 3

best joined in 1963, immediate success and fame as a teenager
- couldn’t cope
- no aid in transitioning

won european cup 1968
- best scored winning goal in OT

Question 4

busby babes

Answer 4

MU squad run by matt busby pre best

on return to manchester from yugoslavia, plane crashed and 23/44 passengers dead

10 yrs to rebuild team

Question 5

bobby chariton

Answer 5

busby player who syrvived

brought in players, including george best

rebuild finished in 1968 when won euopean cup

Question 6

best’s impact on the game

Answer 6

flair and star power

inc peer earnings, shifted soccer players to brands

Question 7

decline of george best

Answer 7

didn’t react well to MU fortune decline

driven to win on own, bad approach
- lacked support on field
- off-field behav not regulated