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Ex-Man Utd goalkeeper and Munich air disaster hero passes away at 87

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Gregg was a United goalkeeping hero (Image: COURTESY)

Former Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich air disaster hero Harry Gregg has passed away at the age of 87.

Gregg, a Northern Ireland international, helped rescue some of his teammates and other passengers on board the plane which came down in Munich as United travelled back from a European Cup tie in Belgrade on February 6, 1958.

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