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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster which wiped out the cream of Manchester United’s famous Busby Babes.
Among those to lose their lives after the crash was Dudley’s Duncan Edwards – described by Sir Bobby Charlton as the greatest player he has ever seen.
Edwards is buried in Dudley Cemetery and there is a statue in memory of him in the town centre.
Football fans have been visiting both scenes to lay their tributes and pay their respects to the footballer who died at the age of 21, having already won 18 caps for England.
Video journalist Victoria Hoe went to both sites to see the tributes to the player.
3 Comments
Good-evening all!
I was nine,at the time this air-disaster took
place,back in 1958!Some of my teachers at
St.Edmunds primary school in Dudley started
to sob and cry when the news became known,a
thing I will never forget!May Dudley,s most
famous son never be forgotten!Duncan,R.I.P.
FJ Bartling,Hilversum,Holland,once a Dudley
lad!
I was at St.Edmunds School in 1958 and I don’t recall teachers sobbing.
Not the done thing in front of children in those days !
Dear all!
Wrong!If I remember well,I think Mrs E…l was one of them,
and Mr Blakeway,one of the male staff at the time,told us.
Furthermore, it certainly was,nt in front of a class of
children!
FJ Bartling,Hilversum,Holland,once a Dudley lad!