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Remembering Busby Babe Whelan and his GAA connection
February 06, 2021
Billy (Liam) Whelan, from Cabra on Dublin s northside, sadly lost his life in the Munich Air Disaster.
This day 63 years ago, eight Manchester United players lost their lives in the Munich Air Disaster.
One of them was 22-year-old Dubliner Billy (Liam) Whelan, who is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. Billy began his soccer career with Home Farm before joining United where he scored 52 goals in four seasons. His best season with Matt Busby s men came in 1956-67 when he bagged 33 goals in all competitions, including 26 in the league as United won their second successive Division 1 league title and reached the semi-finals of the European and FA Cup.
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Winning the 4 in a row, getting capped by Ireland and escaping a 2016 terrorist attack
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Peter Eccles pictured during his time with Home Farm Everton.
Peter Eccles pictured during his time with Home Farm Everton.
PETER ECCLES COULD hardly have imagined what lay ahead when he first laced up a pair of football boots, lining out for Cabra side St Brendan’s.
The defender started playing organised soccer around the age of nine and was not an obvious contender to be a future footballer, with none of his family having any connection to the game.