George Best

George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his career at Manchester United. He is universally regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. A highly skilful winger, considered by several pundits to be one of the greatest dribblers in the history of the sport, Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. He was once quoted as saying, "Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."

Links to Peel
George Best, not only made an impact on other footballers, but also those in the music business including one of Peel's favourites, the Wedding Present, who named their 1987 album after the player, with a photograph of him fronting the cover.

In 1992, Peel played a track from George Best, which consisted of partial archive interview material with the footballer, from the Bend It! 92 compilation album. According to available playlists, Peel never played any of George Best's singing material, which he did with Mary Stavin, a former Miss World from Sweden, in 1984.

Shows Played

 * 1992
 * 14 November 1992: George Best's Dreamhome (v/a LP - Bend It! 92 - Exotica Presents... Football À La Carte) Exotica