He suffered minor injuries in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 , when still only 18 years old . He was the youngest player involved in the crash and the last survivor to be rescued from the mangled wreckage of the BEA Elizabethan airliner after he was found unconscious amongst the debris by two journalists five hours after the official search was called off . He had played in the last match before the disaster , the European Cup quarter-final second leg against Red Star Belgrade , and had so far made 10 senior appearances for United
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
Kenny Morgans