Regarded by many as the greatest soccer player in history. Despite a liver transplant, Best continued his alcoholism. "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars... the rest I just squandered."
[1] Cromwell Hospital, London, England.
Father: Richard Best
Mother: Anne Withers (d. 1978 alcoholism)
Sister: Barbara
Sister: Carol
Sister: Julie
Wife: Angie Best (m. 1978, div. 1984, one son)
Son: Calum Best
Girlfriend: Mary Shatila
Wife: Alex Pursey (m. Jul-1995, div. 14-Apr-2004)
High School: Grosvenor High School
European Footballer of the Year 1968
FWA Footballer of the Year 1968
English Football Hall of Fame 2002
Driving While Intoxicated 1984
Failure to Appear 1984
Assault 1984
Assault Surrey, England 12-Jul-2003
Assault Reigate (26-Dec-2003), no charges filed
Driving While Intoxicated London, England (30-Jan-2004)
Assault Vicky Pope, Ewell, Surrey, England (9-Jun-2005), charges dropped
Child Molestation arrested 9-Jun-2005, charges dropped
Liver Transplant
Bankruptcy 1983
Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Depression
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Manchester United 1963-74
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Best (1-May-2000) · Himself
Author of books:
The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly (1991, memoir, with Ross Benson)
The Best of Times: My Favourite Football Stories (1994, memoir, with Les Scott)
George Best, Blessed: The Autobiography (2001, memoir)
Scoring At Half-Time: Adventures On and Off The Pitch (2003, memoir)
Born: 