SOCCER PLAYER

Billy Whelan

1935 - 1958

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William Augustine Whelan (1 April 1935 – 6 February 1958), known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer who played as an inside-forward. He died at the age of 22, as one of eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. Whelan was born in Dublin. He was one of seven children born to John and Elizabeth Whelan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Whelan is the 5,374th most popular soccer player (down from 3,857th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Billy Whelan ranks 5,374 out of 21,273. Before him are Yoshiki Maeda, Mateo Retegui, Satoshi Tsunami, Neven Subotić, Pál Teleki, and Dragoslav Jevrić. After him are Jesse Lingard, Gerd Zewe, Brian Priske, Paul Mariner, Eduard Kozynkevych, and Mladen Petrić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Billy Whelan ranks 490. Before him are Anaid Iplicjian, David Pegg, Claude Esteban, Prem Chopra, Sylvia Robinson, and Albert Heath. After him are Larry Kramer, Bob Gibson, Susan Cooper, Väinö Huhtala, Vasil Metodiev, and Franco Trincavelli. Among people deceased in 1958, Billy Whelan ranks 189. Before him are Endre Tilli, Eileen Hiscock, Jan Kok, Sam Zimbalist, David Pegg, and Alfred Probst. After him are Tris Speaker, James Branch Cabell, Archie Scott Brown, Willis R. Whitney, Pat O'Connor, and Alma Bennett.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Billy Whelan ranks 322 out of 549. Before him are John McKenna (1855), Colm Wilkinson (1944), Matt Doherty (1992), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Robert Emmet (1778), and Paul Mescal (1996). After him are Colum McCann (1965), Patrick Leahy (1877), Thomas Fitzsimons (1741), Desmond Connell (1926), William Hobson (1792), and Mary Ward (1827).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Billy Whelan ranks 17. Before him are Stephen Hunt (1981), Gary Kelly (1974), Tony Dunne (1941), Frank O'Farrell (1927), John McKenna (1855), and Matt Doherty (1992). After him are Stephen Kelly (1983), Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), Johnny Carey (1919), Denis Irwin (1965), and Damien Duff (1979).

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