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Munich survivor Morgans mourned

Published: Monday 19 November 2012, 16.40CET
Kenny Morgans, the youngest player to survive the Munich air crash that took the lives of so many of his Manchester United FC team-mates in 1958, has died at the age of 73.
Munich survivor Morgans mourned
United winger Kenny Morgans was 18 when he survived the Munich air crash ©Getty Images
 
Published: Monday 19 November 2012, 16.40CET

Munich survivor Morgans mourned

Kenny Morgans, the youngest player to survive the Munich air crash that took the lives of so many of his Manchester United FC team-mates in 1958, has died at the age of 73.

Kenny Morgans, the youngest player involved in the Munich air crash that took the lives of so many of his Manchester United FC team-mates, has died at the age of 73.

Just 18 at the time of the crash, the Welshman was the last survivor discovered on 6 February 1958, but while he was back in action by the end of the season, the right winger’s career never flourished at Old Trafford. He left the club in 1961, having made a total of 23 first-team, appearances, and went on to play for Swansea Town FC and Newport County FC before retiring from football in 1967.

 

 

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