George Best is only a musician.
George Best ( 22 May 1946 -- 25 November 2005 ) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team . He was on the six man short list for the BBC 's Sports Personality of the Century in 1999 . On what would have been his 60th birthday , Belfast City Airport was renamed the George Best Belfast City Airport . George Best Belfast City Airport . The airport was formerly known as `` Belfast City Airport '' until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best , the professional footballer from Belfast .