Bill Foulkes foi zagueiro do Manchester United de 1950 a 1970, sobrevivente do desastre de Munique e campeão europeu em 1968, com 688 jogos e 9 gols pelo clube.
Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes was born in St Helens, England, on January 5, 1932, and spent his entire distinguished career at Manchester United, where he played from 1950 to 1970. A solid centre-back, he made 688 appearances for the club and scored 9 goals. He was part of the Busby Babes, Matt Busby's generation of young players, and was one of the survivors of the Munich air disaster on February 6, 1958, which killed eight United players. After the tragedy, he helped rebuild the team. He won four English League titles (1956, 1957, 1965 and 1967), the 1963 FA Cup and the 1968 European Cup. In the semi-final of that edition, he scored the winning goal against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, which secured his place in the final against Benfica. For the England national team, he played only once, in 1954. He died on November 25, 2013, at the age of 81.