'“If ever there was a place reserved in heaven, it is for Bob. He is going to be up there. He was world-famous, he was so loved'
Sir Bobby Charlton has been reunited with his brother Jack in heaven, their last surviving sibling has said in a moving tribute. Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby died on Saturday aged 86.
“Throughout my life, from being a little boy, I have never felt anything other than pride in both of Jack and Bob,” said Tommy, who lives in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, told the Mirror. But he said to him, he would always be “wor Bob”, a humble man of “integrity and intelligence”, who will take his place on the teamsheet of all-time greats in the sky alongside brother Jack, both struck down by dementia late in life.
Their mum Cissie, who died in 1996 aged 84, loved the game. Her four brothers played professionally while her cousin was Jackie Milburn, a Newcastle United legend. Jack and Bobby fell out after Cissie’s death, exposing Jack’s rift with Norma. Tommy bears a striking resemblance to Bobby and receives a warm reception on terraces around the country. Carol, 72, said: “He thought the world of both of his brothers. I always remember when Bobby was knighted and that made him ‘sir’. He he wanted his friends, the people who knew him, to always call him Bobby. He was so modest.”
The son of fellow 1966 World Cup winner and Man U star Nobby Stiles described Bobby as a “beautiful man”, who would come and see him with Christmas presents.
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