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'''John James Berry''' ([[1 June]] [[1926]]–September [[1994]]) was an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player. Berry joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in [[1951]]. He went on to help United win three league championships before injuries sustained in the [[Munich Air Disaster]] brought his footballing career to an end. He was agonizingly close to perishing due to the head damages he received in the crash, and spend two months in a coma, before he woke up, happily ignorant of the plain crash. The head injuries had caused a light form of amnesia, that made him forget the accident. He received the sad news one month after he remained consciousness. |
'''John James Berry''' ([[1 June]] [[1926]]–September [[1994]]) was an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player. Berry joined [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] from [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in [[1951]]. He went on to help United win three league championships before injuries sustained in the [[Munich Air Disaster]] brought his footballing career to an end. He was agonizingly close to perishing due to the head damages he received in the crash, and spend two months in a coma, before he woke up, happily ignorant of the plain crash. The head injuries had caused a light form of amnesia, that made him forget the accident. He received the sad news one month after he remained consciousness. |
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He played a right winger, with technique and pace as his strengths. |
He played a right winger, with technique and pace as his strengths. He played 277 matches for Manchester United, bagging 44 goals along the way. He played regularly for the first six season, before losing his place in the start-line for youngster Ken Morgans. |
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He later ran a sports business with his brother Peter, and he died on September 23rd, 1994 at the age of 68 after a short illness. His son Neil published a book in 2007 describing his years at [[Manchester United]] |
He later ran a sports business with his brother Peter, and he died on September 23rd, 1994 at the age of 68 after a short illness. His son Neil published a book in 2007 describing his years at [[Manchester United]] |
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Revision as of 21:56, 30 May 2007
John James Berry (1 June 1926–September 1994) was an English football player. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. He went on to help United win three league championships before injuries sustained in the Munich Air Disaster brought his footballing career to an end. He was agonizingly close to perishing due to the head damages he received in the crash, and spend two months in a coma, before he woke up, happily ignorant of the plain crash. The head injuries had caused a light form of amnesia, that made him forget the accident. He received the sad news one month after he remained consciousness.
He played a right winger, with technique and pace as his strengths. He played 277 matches for Manchester United, bagging 44 goals along the way. He played regularly for the first six season, before losing his place in the start-line for youngster Ken Morgans. He later ran a sports business with his brother Peter, and he died on September 23rd, 1994 at the age of 68 after a short illness. His son Neil published a book in 2007 describing his years at Manchester United