The Manchester United legend was a great on the pitch and 'lovely' off it, people who met him say.
Andrew Creech met Sir Bobby twice - once as a schoolboy at a training camp and again at the Europa League finalSir Bobby Charlton was one of football's greatest ever players, but to the people of his adopted home city, he was also the superstar that you might bump into in the street., won 106 caps for England and scored 49 international goals - both records at the time.Those whose lives he touched have said he was modest, humble and kind."A few years ago, I was in Manchester...
Neil Mortique said his "one and only meeting" with Sir Bobby came when he was "working as a car mechanic in a Lada dealership in Manchester".He said he believed it was a wind-up as there was no way the United great "would drive a Lada", a car which had become the punchline to many a joke due to its bulky shape.
Ed Norris, from Cheshire, was one of the many United fans lucky enough to meet Sir Bobby at Old Trafford. "I was so honoured to be introduced to him by a mutual friend, as he was without a doubt the most famous living British footballer," he said. "I was even more surprised when he shook my hand, bearing in mind I am someone he didn't know and not remotely famous, and said 'hello Ed, my name is Bobby Charlton. Pleased to meet you'.Why not follow BBC North West on
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