What do you think?
Rate this book
True Genius: George Best
Remember me for the football was George Best's last wish before his untimely death, aged just 59. True Genius is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career published to coincide with what would have been his 75th birthday. The games, the goals, the glory. This is the untold story. Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar. Barton has trawled the archives and spoken to a host of former team-mates, managers, friends and close family to tell his story. While there have been many books on George Best, with a foreword by the Best family and supplemented with rare images from the Daily Mirror archives this is the ultimate portrait of a pure football genius.
480 pages, Hardcover
Published April 8, 2021
16 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
October 17, 2021
One of the "Best" sports biographies I have read. This book does not dwell on the alcohol and women in Georges' life, this covers the football, the troubles in Northern Ireland are covered. The games the goals and the glory. This is definitely the go to book (of which there are many) about George Best. Wayne Barton does cover the rise and many falls of George and the total waste of his True Genius. Highly recommended.
Displaying 1 of 1 review