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Danny Wallace (born January 21, 1964) is a former English footballer who played for Southampton and Manchester United.
In 1980, he became the youngest player to be picked for Southampton. He had an impressive career there, being picked to play for England and scoring in his only appearance, against Egypt. In 1988, his two brothers Rod and Ray joined him in the team, the first time three brothers had played in the same team in the English first division.
He was signed by Manchester United for £1.2 million in 1989 where success was limited. He did, however, help Manchester United to win the FA Cup in 1990 - the first trophy of the Alex Ferguson era.
After series of injuries and a puzzling loss of form he was sold to Birmingham City and followed this with a short spell at Wycombe Wanderers.
The reason for his problems were discovered in 1996 when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and he was forced to retire from football.
In 2006 Danny completed the 26.2 mile London Marathon in 5 1/2 days. His goal in completing the marathon was to raise money for the Danny Wallace Foundation, which provides aid for those suffering from multiple sclerosis. He was greeted at the finish line by former boxer Michael Watson, who himself completed the marathon in 7 days after being in a coma following a boxing match.
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