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This week, the city will see many paying their respects on the 60th<\/sup> anniversary of the Munich air disaster.<\/p>\n

On February 6th<\/sup> 1958, a plane carrying the Busby Babes, Old Trafford staff and sports journalists crashed in Munich following United\u2019s European Cup quarter-final win in Belgrade. 23 people were killed.<\/p>\n

\n
\"United
The front page of the Manchester Evening News on the day of the disaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

While the disaster devastated a generation of English football, it also killed some of the finest sports journalists of the day. Out of nine reporters on board, only one survived. Tom Jackson of the Manchester Evening News was among those killed. He was 46.<\/p>\n

Although he began his career as a crime reporter, Jackson began reporting on the Reds in 1934. Following six years as a sergeant in Army Intelligence during the Second World War, Jackson returned to cover United full time, just as the Busby era was taking shape.<\/p>\n

Across his nearly 25 years at the M.E.N, Jackson wrote something about United almost every day. His passion for the club never abated and can be seen in everything from matchday reports to transfer speculation.<\/p>\n

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\"United's
Tom Jackson’s prematch speculation on the 1st leg of the United-Red Stars tie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

His last article was a match report on the cup-tie in Belgrave, published hours before his death. There is a tragic irony in this \u2013 the headline ran \u201cUnited will never have a tougher fight than this!\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Tom
Tom Jackson’s last article for the Manchester Evening News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

His high regard in sports journalism was seen in the thousands of tributes Manchester Evening News received from journalists and football clubs alike.<\/p>\n

\n
\"World
The world wires its tributes to Tom Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

On the day of his funeral, the cortege passed the offices of the Manchester Guardian and the Manchester Evening News. The M.E.N. reported that \u201cmore than 1,000 people standing eight-deep bowed their heads in silence\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\"Last
Last tribute to a great reporter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tAmong the tributes, the M.E.N. commissioned a brass plaque for Jackson, which hung near the desk where he wrote many of his United reports.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Man
The man who lived for United<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The day after the disaster, the Editor wrote a front-page tribute to Jackson.<\/p>\n

It read: \u201cTom Jackson loved his family and he loved his newspaper. But his burning passion was for Manchester United. No journalist did more for a club than Tom Jackson. He was more than a reporter \u2013 he was Manchester United\u2019s lifelong friend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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