Kenny Morgans turned professional in 1956 but continued to play for the youth team until the following year, and was captain of the FA Youth Cup winning team in 1957.
13 Facts About Kenny Morgans
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Kenny Morgans made his first team debut on 21 December 1957, aged 18, against Leicester City in a league match at Old Trafford, and was the club's first-choice outside-right, at the expense of the older and more experienced Johnny Berry.
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Kenny Morgans was injured in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, when still only 18 years old.
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Kenny Morgans was the youngest player involved in the crash and the last survivor to be rescued from the mangled wreckage of the BEA Elizabethan airliner after he was found unconscious amongst the debris by two journalists five hours after the official search was called off.
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Kenny Morgans had played in the last match before the disaster, the European Cup quarter-final second leg against Red Star Belgrade, and had so far made 10 senior appearances for United.
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Kenny Morgans was in hospital for around three weeks after the crash.
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Kenny Morgans then played for Newport County, where he played his last Football League game in 1967 at the age of 28.
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Kenny Morgans then played for Barry Town and his final role in football was as player-manager of Cwmbran Town in the Welsh League.
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Kenny Morgans later finished his working life as a ship's chandler.
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Kenny Morgans rarely spoke to the media about the Munich air disaster or his time with Manchester United until he was in his sixties, but during the early years of the 21st century, he contributed to a number of media projects, including television documentaries, centred on the Busby Babes and the Munich Air Disaster.
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Kenny Morgans was taken ill at his home in Swansea on 17 November 2012 and admitted to hospital.
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Kenny Morgans died the next morning at the age of 73.
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Kenny Morgans was survived by Stephanie, his wife more than 50 years, and their sons John and Greg.