Belfast boy George Best was born on May 22 1946 and died on November 25 2005.
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![August 1971: An unbelieving George Best, the Manchester United and Irish International, is helped off the field by teammates (on the right) Bobby Charlton and (on the left) Tony Dunne during a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFjZjlmMThiLWY4N2UtNGYwMi1hOTg1LTc1NmRmNDkwYmI4MTo2Y2VmNDA0MS1iMjAzLTRlN2QtYjczOS1mNjJiMjA0OTIzZGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. August 1971: An unbelieving George Best, the Manchester United and Irish International, is helped off the field by teammates (on the right) Bobby Charlton and (on the left) Tony Dunne during a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
August 1971: An unbelieving George Best, the Manchester United and Irish International, is helped off the field by teammates (on the right) Bobby Charlton and (on the left) Tony Dunne during a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)Photo: Central Press
![Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) surrounded by young women, UK, 24th June 1970. (Photo by Pierre Manevy/Daily Express/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmMzk2YmM2LTAzYzgtNDEzMS04ZmQwLTUwNzA2ZTE3ZGUyODpiODJlNmZiZi0xYjhjLTQ2ZTktOTU2NS05YzIwMDJhMTFkYTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) surrounded by young women, UK, 24th June 1970. (Photo by Pierre Manevy/Daily Express/Getty Images)
Northern Irish footballer George Best (1946 - 2005) surrounded by young women, UK, 24th June 1970. (Photo by Pierre Manevy/Daily Express/Getty Images)Photo: Pierre Manevy
![Manchester United FC soccer player George Best (1946 -
2005) plays poker on a train, UK, 27th May 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxNTUxZDJkLWQzMDEtNDE3ZS05N2IwLTVhM2RhNmYyZWQ5Nzo4ZThjMmI4Ni05ZTIwLTQzMjMtODEzMS0wY2ZmNjk5YjkxOTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Manchester United FC soccer player George Best (1946 - 2005) plays poker on a train, UK, 27th May 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Manchester United FC soccer player George Best (1946 - 2005) plays poker on a train, UK, 27th May 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Photo: Express
![LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) pictured at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNlMDg1ODQ0LTZhMDQtNGU2YS1iNzc5LTU5ZDcwMDhjMGI1MDo2YzgxMWVlNy00ZTMyLTRiY2ItYTJjMS0zZDk0MjQ0Mzc1NTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) pictured at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) pictured at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images