Tommy Charlton said his brothers Bobby and Jack were 'everybody's heroes' and had fans all over the world - but the heartbroken man said nobody was prouder than him
Sir Bobby Charlton has been reunited with Jack Charlton in heaven, according to their little brother and biggest fan. England legend Bobby died aged 86 on Saturday. Jack passed away at 85 in 2020.
Tommy revealed Bobby’s widow Lady Norma called early on Saturday to inform him of her husband’s death. He was so upset that his wife Carol called former Leeds United star Jack’s widow Pat, 88, to pass on the news. To him, he will 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. Tommy said: “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.
They were reunited with a hug as Jack presented Bobby with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC ’s Sports Personality of the Year in 2008. Tommy was only 12 when he almost lost Bobby, then 20, in the Munich air disaster. He was the last survivor of the 1958 crash. Jack’s son John, 64, recalled his memories of his uncle Bob as a quiet man who shunned the limelight. “He was an all-time great,” said John, of Ponteland, Newcastle. “For a time Bobby and my dad were probably the most famous brothers on the planet. Everywhere you went, they knew Bobby Charlton.
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