Sir Matt Busby

Sir Matt Busby rebuilt Manchester United not once but twice — first after World War II, and then after the Munich air disaster of 1958 killed eight of his "Busby Babes." He led United to the European Cup in 1968 — becoming the first English club to win it — a decade after losing most of his players in a plane crash in Germany. He won five First Division titles and three FA Cups. His achievement in transforming United from a struggling provincial club to the most famous in England is unmatched in English football history.