The Busby Babes

Nov 16, 2024 7:53 PM

Author:Max Arthur

The Busby Babes

On 6 February 1958, a plane took off from a snowy Munich airport carrying probably the finest club side the world has ever known. Moments later, the aircraft crashed, killing some of the most legendary names in British football. This book is dedicated to those players - Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, the mighty Duncan Edwards and the others whose lives were cut off in their prime - and their indomitable manager, Sir Matt Busby.

Max Arthur has sought out all the players who survived the crash and spoken to the relatives and friends of those who died. From these interviews, sometimes serious but often humorous, he has captured their remarkable spirit and created a unique portrait of all the Busby Babes.

Reviews

This is a unique and fitting tribute to an unforgettable team. Those who never saw them play will, I hope, be made richer by this book. Those of us who remember them so well will not be saddened by it but will be reminded that they were men of magic

—— the late Sir Matt Busby, from the foreword of the first editon

A fitting eulogy to arguably the finest club side ever seen in English football . . . the testimonies of the survivors are compelling

—— BBC Sport

A lively road trip round the periphery of Britain that goes to its heart. Wonderful

—— William Fotheringham

Thrilling, insightful and often humourous . . . [Kimball] captures the contests, the fighters and the period with a wonderful perception

—— The Independent

An intoxicating, captivating tale of great boxers in a fatally flawed environment

—— The Herald

A flawless and singular account of fights that remain potent and important decades after the final bell . . . Four Kings will, unquestionably, be ranked as a classic boxing book that will take future generations back to those smoky, raucous ringside nights in Vegas

—— Irish Times

Fight fans wanting a good read on their summer holidays should grab a copy

—— Colin Hart , The Sun

Certainly the best value of any book out there at the minute as well as being comfortably among the best . . . probably the best boxing book since Kevin Mitchell's War, Baby

—— Sunday Tribune

A born storyteller, [Kimball] throws in enough yarns and anecdotes to fill three or four books

—— Sunday Business Post

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