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Honour for tragic soccer star Duncan.(News)
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Birmingham Mail (England)
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October 14, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: By Tony Deeley
A key Midland commuter route is to be renamed after a footballing hero.
Dudley Southern Bypass will be renamed Duncan Edwards Way under new proposals.
Street name signs will be replaced as part of the move by Dudley Council.
The Mayor of Dudley, Coun Ray Burston, has put forward the idea, which is expected to be formally backed by the council.
Dudley-born Edwards, one of Manchester United and England's finest footballers, died in 1958 from injuries received in the Munich Air Disaster, aged just 21.
The Mayor said today: "Fifty years on from his death, I can think of no better tribute to Dudley's most famous footballing hero ...
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