Post by Scott on Jul 10, 2006 17:44:49 GMT
From BBC:
A photographic tribute to George Best has attracted thousands of visitors in just under two months, the Belfast Welcome Centre has said.
The exhibition at the Donegall Place tourist facility has led to messages being left in the visitors' book, which the family have found moving.
The ex-Manchester United and Northern Ireland star died in November, aged 59. One of the football legend's sisters, Barbara McNarry, said the exhibition had given her "real pleasure".
"It is also an emotional thing to read the comments that people from as far away as Australia and Canada have written as it really gives you a sense of how George was loved and admired by people the world over," she said.
"I feel that he would have been very proud to have been celebrated in this way in his home town."
Tributes include those of Sam Prenter from Sydney who wrote: "As Pele and Maradona said, Best was the greatest winger of all time."
Tommy McCauley from Canada added: "He was the genius of soccer and that genius will never be forgotten."
More than £300 has already been raised for the George Best Foundation through donations made by visitors to the exhibition and Barbara took the opportunity during her recent visit to acknowledge this support.
The Belfast Boy- A Photographic Tribute To Football Legend George Best opened on 22 May, the date on which George would have celebrated his 60th birthday.
The range of images begins with a picture of a 16-year-old George on a visit to the Belfast Telegraph Sports Department in 1961 and conclude with poignant pictures taken around the time of his death and funeral in November and December 2005.
A photographic tribute to George Best has attracted thousands of visitors in just under two months, the Belfast Welcome Centre has said.
The exhibition at the Donegall Place tourist facility has led to messages being left in the visitors' book, which the family have found moving.
The ex-Manchester United and Northern Ireland star died in November, aged 59. One of the football legend's sisters, Barbara McNarry, said the exhibition had given her "real pleasure".
"It is also an emotional thing to read the comments that people from as far away as Australia and Canada have written as it really gives you a sense of how George was loved and admired by people the world over," she said.
"I feel that he would have been very proud to have been celebrated in this way in his home town."
Tributes include those of Sam Prenter from Sydney who wrote: "As Pele and Maradona said, Best was the greatest winger of all time."
Tommy McCauley from Canada added: "He was the genius of soccer and that genius will never be forgotten."
More than £300 has already been raised for the George Best Foundation through donations made by visitors to the exhibition and Barbara took the opportunity during her recent visit to acknowledge this support.
The Belfast Boy- A Photographic Tribute To Football Legend George Best opened on 22 May, the date on which George would have celebrated his 60th birthday.
The range of images begins with a picture of a 16-year-old George on a visit to the Belfast Telegraph Sports Department in 1961 and conclude with poignant pictures taken around the time of his death and funeral in November and December 2005.
