About Ivan Beswick
Lived 1936 – 2012 (aged 76). Ivan Beswick was an association football player.
Ivan Beswick (2 January 1936 – 4 June 2012) was an English footballer who played as a full-back.
Club career Born in New Moston, Manchester, Beswick was signed as a sixteen year old by Manchester United in 1952. After appearing in the FA Youth Cup alongside Manchester United legends Duncan Edwards, David Pegg and Eddie Colman, Beswick was released by coach Jimmy Murphy in 1957, having collapsed for a third time due to internal bleeding caused by a perforated ulcer. He founded Safeline, a metal detector company, in 1988.
He died on 4 June 2012 after suffering a stroke.
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Who was Ivan Beswick?
English footballer
When was Ivan Beswick born?
Ivan Beswick was born on 2 January 1936 in New Moston.
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Ivan Beswick died on 4 June 2012 in Guernsey, Saint Martin, Guernsey.
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Ivan Beswick was an association football player.
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