On this day in sports: February 6

1. 1958 The aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany, killing 8 players and 23 people in total (news reel featured). Source
2. 2007 Died: Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (born 1926) Source
3. 2014 Died: Ralph Kiner, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922) Source
4. 2025 Died: Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (born 1923) Source

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