This renowned lightness of foot has inspired the title of DancingShoes - a new musical celebrating the life of the ex-Manchester United star which has opened in Belfast.
Songs written for the show include the title track DancingShoes and I Think I've Found You a Genius - based on the actual telegram that football scout Bob Bishop sent Matt Busby when he discovered the teenage star.
Wilson, his son, takes a summer job at a scandal rag, where no amount of ink on his sleeves lives down the day he arrives at work wearing his bowed dancingshoes from debutante balls on the ritzy North Shore.