George Best

George Best was bron on May 22, 1946. He was a Northern Irish soccer player. Best know for his years with Manchester United. In 1968,  he won the European Cup with the Manchester United. In the same year he won the European Footballer of the Year.

George was the oldest kid in his family. His parents names where Dickie Best and Anne Best. He grew up in Cregagh, Belfast. He had four sisters, named Carol, Barbara, Julie, and Grace, and one brother, Ian. His dad died when he was 16, at age 88.

In 1957, at age 11, the academically gifted he passed the 11 plus and went to Grosvenor High School, but he soon played truant as the school specialized in rugby. he moved on to Lisnasharragh Secondary School, reuniting him with friends from primary school and allowing him to focus on soccer.

When he was fit he was a automatic choice for the Northern Ireland team. But he was not able to win the World Cup qualifications for them, beside scoring 9 goal and capping 37 times. In 1999, he was voted for the IFFHS European Player of the Century election. He was named one of the top 125 best living soccer player in his 2004 FIFA 100 list, he was listed 19.

He was one of the first celebrity soccer player. But he got addicted to alcohol. Which ended his career and lead to his death in November 2005. He cause of death was multiple organ failure brought on by a kidney infection, and a side effect of the immuno-suppressive drugs that he was supposed to take after a liver transplant. In 2007 GQ named hin as one of the 50 most stylish men of the past 50 years.