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Eight players - Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Mark Jones, Duncan Edwards, Billy Whelan, Tommy Taylor, David Pegg and Geoff Bent - killed in the 1958 plane crash were within the group collectively known as the Busby Babes, a term coined by Frank Nicklin, who was a reporter with the Manchester Evening News.

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Q: On February 6th 1958 eight Manchester United football players were killed in a plane crash By what nickname were they generally known?
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