A number of successful current and former footballers are from the Aldershot area , including Johnny Berry , who was born in the town in 1926 . He played for Birmingham City and Manchester United before his playing career was ended by injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 . He had won three league title medals with Manchester United . He later returned to Aldershot to run a sports shop with his brother Peter . He continued to live locally until he died in September 1994 , at the age of 68
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
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