Busby Babes

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The Busby Babes were a famed generation of young Manchester United players in the 1950s, managed by Matt Busby, many of whom tragically died in the Munich air disaster.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Busby Babes canonical 17
Busby Babes era at Manchester United 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of association football players
nickname
achievement English First Division title 1955–56
English First Division title 1956–57
FA Community Shield
surface form: FA Charity Shield 1956

FA Community Shield
surface form: FA Charity Shield 1957
agePolicy predominantly under 25
airlineInvolved British European Airways
alsoKnownAs Matt Busby’s young team
associatedManager Jimmy Murphy
associatedWith Old Trafford
averageAge early twenties
basedIn England
Manchester
characteristic homegrown talent
club Manchester United F.C.
competition Football League First Division
surface form: English First Division

European Cup
country United Kingdom
culturalImpact subject of books
subject of documentaries
dateOfEvent 1958-02-06
flightNumber BEA Flight 609
inspiredBy Sir Matt Busby
surface form: Matt Busby youth policy
knownFor tragic deaths in Munich air disaster
youth development
league Football League First Division
surface form: English First Division
legacy influence on Manchester United academy
symbol of Manchester United identity
locationOfEvent Munich Airport
surface form: Munich-Riem Airport
manager Sir Matt Busby
surface form: Matt Busby
memorial Munich clock at Old Trafford
Munich plaque at Old Trafford
notableEvent Munich air disaster
notablePlayer Bill Foulkes
Bobby Charlton
David Pegg
Duncan Edwards
Eddie Colman
Harry Gregg
Liam Whelan
Mark Jones
Roger Byrne
Tommy Taylor
numberOfPlayersKilled 8
originOfName nickname coined by media
sport association football
styleOfPlay attacking football
timePeriod 1950s

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Instruction
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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Busby Babes
Description of subject: The Busby Babes were a famed generation of young Manchester United players in the 1950s, managed by Matt Busby, many of whom tragically died in the Munich air disaster.

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Munich air disaster nicknameOfTeam Busby Babes
Sir Robert Charlton isPartOf Busby Babes
Duncan Edwards partOf Busby Babes
Tommy Taylor partOf Busby Babes
Liam Whelan partOf Busby Babes
Mark Jones partOf Busby Babes
Ken Morgans partOf Busby Babes
Eddie Colman partOf Busby Babes
Eddie Colman associatedWith Busby Babes
Harry Gregg memberOf Busby Babes
Dennis Viollet partOf Busby Babes
Roger Byrne captained Busby Babes
Roger Byrne memberOf Busby Babes
Roger Byrne associatedWithClubEra Busby Babes
this entity surface form: Busby Babes era at Manchester United
Bill Foulkes partOf Busby Babes
Geoff Bent partOf Busby Babes
Albert Scanlon partOf Busby Babes
David Pegg memberOf Busby Babes