LONDON — Harry Gregg, a former Manchester United goalkeeper called the "hero of Munich" for rescuing two teammates as well as a baby and her pregnant mother from the burning fuselage in the 1958 air disaster that killed 23 people, has died. He was 87.A former Northern Ireland international, Gregg spent nine years with Manchester United after joining as the world’s most expensive goalkeeper in 1957.
In his autobiography, called "Harry’s Game," Gregg said the air disaster in Munich "established my identity" but "the notoriety has come at a price."United said it was with the "deepest sadness" that the club learned of Gregg’s death. He left Old Trafford for a brief spell at Stoke before an underwhelming managerial career, when he was in charge of Shrewsbury, Swansea, Crewe and Carlisle.
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