The Manchester United icon, who survived a plane crash that killed his teammates, was known as a gentleman of the game and perhaps England’s greatest ever player.
| Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup triumph, has died. He was 86.
Alex Ferguson, who managed United from 1986-2013, said before Charlton’s death that he “is the greatest“Bobby Charlton is absolutely without peer in the history of the English game,” Ferguson said. Wayne Rooney of Manchester United is presented a trophy by Sir Bobby Charlton to mark his 500th game for Manchester United in 2015.Advertisement
After brief spells in charge of Preston, Wigan and Irish side Waterford, Charlton returned to United in 1984 as a director and persuaded the board in 1986 to appoint Ferguson, who delivered 38 trophies during nearly 27 years in charge.Charlton remains a mainstay at Old Trafford, featuring alongside Best and Law on a statue outside United’s stadium.
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