United Legends in 5 Minutes or less...Roger Byrne

When you think of great United captains, most Reds plump for modern examples, men who were chiseled out of granite, and filled with leadership and determination, who led their teammates to unprecedented glory and acclaim...but in our ignorance, many of us have forgotten the abilities as a player, and captain, of Busby era skipper, Roger Byrne.
Roger Byrne (1929-58) was the inspiration by the Busby Babes' success in the mid-1950's, before it all ended abruptly in the Munich Air Disaster. Find out more about the man himself, and why he should be mentioned in the same breath as our more modern heroes.
Raise a glass and remember, Roger Byrne.
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[@ClimbConcern4]

Good work 👍

[@gadaboutunited]

Cheers Larry.

[@stuartduffy49]

My favourite player growing up. Set the standard for all the great Captains that followed him. Robson, Keane etc.

[@gadaboutunited]

Sadly, one of those great captains, like Johnny Carey, and a more extreme example, Charlie Roberts, that were hugely revered in their own time, and especially at their own club, but after a generation, were taken over by new heroes, namely Buchan, Robson and Keane.
Maybe if television showed more football back in the day, he would be appreciated to level he deserves; plus, he died in his prime, he could have been a national hero like Bobby Moore.

[@johnnycumlately4295]

Amazing video, had no idea about Roger Byrne's improtance in the Busby babes era. RIP

[@johnsonwilson8707]

Love the Babes, good to know more about the skipper. Proper Manc, RIP legend

[@gadaboutunited]

Yeah, he doesn't get enough recognition in my opinion

[@davidrhodes4001]

Well said .Wish we could do something in his memory and all the babes.

[@tanyamorelli6087]

RIP legend

[@paradisehotel5005]

United's greatest captain... period.

[@gadaboutunited]

Way before my time but researching him, as well as others like Johnny Carey, really made me appreciate their role as club skipper. RIP

[@Shmulikln]

Wow, what a massive loss.

[@martinh1309]

I have a video interview of Byrne

[@gadaboutunited]

Nice

[@shaka7594]

The one for the fa cup final with K.Wolstenholme?

[@martinh1309]

@@shaka7594 before the FA Cup final yes. It used to be on TH-cam but the channel has been closed down for some reason.
I saved it before it went

[@niallwebb6069]

Remarkably new almost nothing about him, how can some one so important to Busby be so anonomous?