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'''Duncan Edwards''' (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and the [[England national football team|England national team]]. He was one of the [[Busby Babes]], the young United team formed under manager [[Matt Busby]] in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time. One of eight players who died as a result of the [[Munich air disaster]], he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later.

 

 

==Early life==