Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The inside story of football's golden era - Softcover

Best, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091908760 ISBN 13: 9780091908768

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2006

Synopsis

'We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others' George Best

Written in the months before he died, Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths is George's farewell letter to the great footballing era in which he burned so brightly - a personal history of the golden years before TV and agents changed everything. From the breaking of the maximum wage to the cusp of the first million-pound player, it follows the triumphs and tragedies of every season from 1960 to 1974. It is the story of our greatest footballing generation - Greaves, Moore, Law, Charlton, Osgood, Lorimer, Jennings, Hurst and, of course, Best himself.

About this title

About the Author

Christened the Fifth Beatle at his peak, Best was the first pop star footballer and had teenage girls flocking to Old Trafford decades before the likes of Giggs and Beckham. Unable to cope with the success and fame that his talent brought him, Best fell into alcoholism. Despite well-documented problems with his health and private life over the years, George Best retained the energy and character that had made him an icon to his many fans up until his death on 25 November 2005.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091908760
• ISBN 13: 9780091908768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368