Duncan Edwards Tribute he would have been 75 years old today

Back in Britain, the tributes were pouring in thick and fast. Alderman Leslie Lever, the Lord Mayor of Manchester said, "We have all learned with very great sorrow of the passing of Duncan Edwards after we had hoped and prayed that he might be spared to us. It is a grievous loss, not only to Manchester united, but to the whole football world." Roy Paul, the Manchester City Captain "One of the greatest tragedies in football. Here was a young boy who was by far the best player that I have ever seen, and he had not yet even reached his peak. Perfectly fair in all that he did, Duncan hardly ever played a bad game. His death is a blow that English football will feel for years." Mr. Walter Winterbottom, the England Team Manager "Duncan was a great footballer, and had the promise of becoming the greatest of his day. He played with tremendous joy, and his spirit stimulated the whole England set up. He was especially good at carrying out tactics, and if he wanted a goal, he would go and get it. It was in the character of Duncan Edwards, that I saw the true revival of English football." Mr. H.P. Hardman, Chairman of Manchester United "He was a model servant and a highly skilled player. He had great qualities, character, and footballing ability. He was a man that the game itself can ill afford to lose."

The reporters in all the leading newspapers wrote their own tales about him. Arthur Walmsley in the Evening Chronicle wrote "Duncan Edwards - Boy Wonder of Soccer", while Roy Peskett of the Daily Mail simply entitled his article; "My Saddest Story"