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Dennis Walker: Manchester United's first and only black Busby Babe
A fluent Farsi and Arabic speaker, Walker became in 1963 the first black player to make a senior United appearance
A lot of people, including Viv Anderson when we interviewed him, think that Tony Whelan was United’s black pioneer, but the club’s current assistant academy director never made it into the first team. In fact, Tony regularly corrects people when they cite him as the first black player to pull on the famous red shirt – an honour which goes to Dennis Allen Walker. Related: Saint Marcus and the 'real' Ole Gunnar Solskjær? – Football Weekly Extra Related: Black History timeline Continue reading... More... |
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