Belfast boy George Best was born on May 22 1946 and died on November 25 2005.
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9. Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) outside his men's fashion boutique Edwardia on Motor Street, Manchester, UK, 11th May 1968. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) outside his men's fashion boutique Edwardia on Motor Street, Manchester, UK, 11th May 1968. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Evening Standard

10. Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005, centre) of Manchester United FC during a League Division One match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London, UK, 12th March 1966. Nobby Stiles of Man U is visible in the back right with Eddie McCreadie of Chelsea in the back left. Chelsea won 2-0. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005, centre) of Manchester United FC during a League Division One match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London, UK, 12th March 1966. Nobby Stiles of Man U is visible in the back right with Eddie McCreadie of Chelsea in the back left. Chelsea won 2-0. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Evening Standard

11. Ex-footballer George Best sitting in the back of a taxi surrounded by press photographers, 5th November 1984. (Photo by Mike Lawn/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ex-footballer George Best sitting in the back of a taxi surrounded by press photographers, 5th November 1984. (Photo by Mike Lawn/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Mike Lawn

12. Northern Irish soccer player George Best (1946 - 2005) with his girlfriend, Swedish actress and model Mary Stavin, at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 31st August 1973. (Photo by Aerpix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Northern Irish soccer player George Best (1946 - 2005) with his girlfriend, Swedish actress and model Mary Stavin, at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 31st August 1973. (Photo by Aerpix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Express

