Soccer Legend George Best Dies at 59 (AP)
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A photograph of former Manchester United soccer legend George Best lies on the ground outside Old Trafford football ground in Manchester, England, Friday Nov. 25, 2005. Best, the dazzling soccer icon of the 1960s and 70s who reveled in a hard-drinking playboy lifestyle, died after decades of alcohol abuse, hospital officials said. He was 59. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
AP - George Best, one of the most dazzling and entertaining players in soccer history whose playboy living and drinking escapades became a staple of tabloid gossip, died Friday after decades of alcohol abuse. He was 59. |
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