Duncan Edwards was a colossus of English football whose life was cut short by the Munich air disaster of 1958. A powerfully built wing-half, he combined ferocious tackling, tireless energy and a thunderous shot, and looked destined to define an era before he died aged just twenty-one.
One of Sir Matt Busby’s celebrated young side at Manchester United, he won league titles and became the youngest England international of his time. His name endured long after his death as a byword for talent that never reached its full, terrible promise.