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George Best

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Also known as Georgie Best

Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)

OverviewAI-generated

George Best (1946–2005) was a footballer whose professional career spanned from 1963 to 1984. He played in two matches and recorded zero goals during his time in the sport. Best was recognized within the Ballon Dor collection. His physical measurements were listed as a height of 175 and a mass of 65.

Beyond athletics, Best is associated with various written works. Open Library lists him as an author of 25 works, including *The Best of Times* and *Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher in Search of a Passage to Cathay and India by the North-West*. Crossref records five works under his name. He is also linked to music, with Last.fm listing similar artists such as Biggie & Diddy & Nelly & Jagged Edge and Friday Hill.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
George
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Belfast
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Member of team
San Jose Earthquakes
Position played
wing half
Country for sport
Northern Ireland
Mass
65
Image
George Best (1976).jpg
Height
175
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manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
George Best
date of birth
1946-05-22
date of death
2005-11-25
cause of death
kidney failure
name in native language
George Best
sport number
11
Commons gallery
George Best
medical condition
alcoholism
topic's main category
Category:George Best
end of work period
1984-02-11
start of work period
1963-09-14
number of matches played/races/starts
2
total goals in career
0
writing language
English language
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Northern Ireland professional footballer

Best (film)

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