Portrayal in Film and Television
Busby was portrayed by actor Dougray Scott in the 2011 television drama United, which was centred on the successes of the Busby Babes and their decimation in the Munich air crash, as well as the rebuilding of the team by Jimmy Murphy (David Tennant) while Busby recovered from his injuries. However, Busby's son Sandy told the BBC that he was "disgusted" by the film, criticising them for their inaccurate portrayal of his late father. He pointed out that the character of Busby, despite being the first "tracksuit manager" in English football, was never seen in a tracksuit throughout the film, instead wearing a camel coat and a fedora.
'Matt Busby' is one of the names sung by John Lennon in Dig It, the improvised jam song from the original Let It Be album, the last name mentioned (after B. B. King and Doris Day).
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