Personal Life
Dennis Viollet was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, in September 1933, the youngest of three children born to Charles and Hannah Viollet; he had two older sisters, Vera (born 1917) and Audrey (born 1930). He grew up as a Manchester City supporter.
He married Barbara Mavis Southern at St Edmund's Church, Manchester, in 1951. They divorced in 1969. Six months later, Dennis married Helen Greeph with whom he spent the rest of his life with until his death of brain cancer on March 6, 1999.
Dennis and Helen's daughter Rachel (born 1972) became the British number one ranked tennis player when she reached the second round of Wimbledon in 1996. During her tennis career, she won one ITF singles tournament and one ITF doubles tournament. Dennis also had four children with his first wife Barbara. Stephanie (born 1951), Roger(born 1957) Deborah (born 1958) and Malcolm (born 1961).
He was portrayed by actor James David Julyan in the BBC film United about the Munich air disaster.
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