Manchester United and England legend Duncan Edwards was born on this day, Oct. 1, 80 years ago.
The versatile player's life was tragically cut short at the age of 21 in the Munich air disaster of 1958, by which time he had already been marked out for greatness after winning consecutive titles with United and having played 151 games for the club.
He had also become the youngest player capped by England, aged 18 years and 183 days -- which was a record finally broken by Michael Owen in 1998.
On Saturday, Edwards' best friend Sir Bobby Charlton unveiled a plaque commemorating his friend in Dudley, which is where he lived as a boy.