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They told me I wouldn't make 25. Then it was 35, then 45. These were my doctors speaking - they're all dead now.
George Best
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George Best
Age: 59 †
Born: 1946
Born: May 22
Died: 2005
Died: November 25
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
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