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Manchester United great Bill Foulkes dies

 
AP
25 November 2013

Former Manchester United defender Bill Foulkes, one of the survivors of the Munich air disaster who went on to win the European Cup, has died aged 81.

United said Foulkes passed away in the early hours of Monday morning.

Foulkes (above, during his playing days) made his debut for United in 1952 and went on to play 688 times for the club.

Club executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: “Bill was a giant character in the post-war history of Manchester United.”

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