Duncan Edwards ( 1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958 ) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the 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 . 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
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
Duncan Edwards