Belfast boy George Best was born on May 22 1946 and died on November 25 2005.
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![Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) arrives at Marylebone Magistrates Court in London, UK, 24th April 1974. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA4Yzk1YjNhLTlhZmYtNDZmMC1iOWFlLTU2ZDAwZmQwNTRmOTpkY2RmZDE1ZS1lYThlLTQ2ZmItOGMxZS01ZDkyYjY2MjkzMDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) arrives at Marylebone Magistrates Court in London, UK, 24th April 1974. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) arrives at Marylebone Magistrates Court in London, UK, 24th April 1974. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Reg Lancaster
![Footbal player George Best at the premiere of 'Dune' in London on December 13, 1984. (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI5ZTczZjk4LWI2MzUtNDU4ZC04ODZkLTBhMzdhOTZlY2VlZjo2NGE4MzEwMy0wNjYzLTRiZTctYmNjNS0wOTg1MzkxZTdlYzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Footbal player George Best at the premiere of 'Dune' in London on December 13, 1984. (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)
Footbal player George Best at the premiere of 'Dune' in London on December 13, 1984. (Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images) Photo: Georges De Keerle
![Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005, right) of Manchester United with Irish actor Richard Harris (1930 - 2002), UK, 7th January 1972. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJhMzgyNjk0LTg2Y2QtNDczYy05YzE5LTI1Nzk2NWM5MjczZjoyZmNlNzk3OC0wZTNiLTRmMWYtYTkxYi1iOGU5OGIzMDA2Y2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005, right) of Manchester United with Irish actor Richard Harris (1930 - 2002), UK, 7th January 1972. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005, right) of Manchester United with Irish actor Richard Harris (1930 - 2002), UK, 7th January 1972. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Evening Standard
![Manchester United player George Best during a match against Northampton Town, UK, 7th February 1970. (Photo by Joe Bangay/Daily Express/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVjOWZlMDE2LWNiMDYtNDUxZS1iYWRjLTMyNjM5ODM0OTZkNzo2OWRmZTVmZS04MzZhLTRjOGYtOWU0NC01NTE3ZWE1MjhlZjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Manchester United player George Best during a match against Northampton Town, UK, 7th February 1970. (Photo by Joe Bangay/Daily Express/Getty Images)
Manchester United player George Best during a match against Northampton Town, UK, 7th February 1970. (Photo by Joe Bangay/Daily Express/Getty Images) Photo: Joe Bangay