Just a quick post on the passing today of a true sporting legend.
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| Sir Robert (Bobby) Charlton CBE, OBE |
I was lucky enough to see Bobby Charlton play for Manchester United at Old Trafford and for England, as well as on the few televised football games shown in the 1960's and early 1970's.
This was mostly England games, a few FA Cup games and the odd European games ....
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| Busby And Charlton Shared The Bond Of TheTragedy Of The Munich Air Disaster |
.... most memorably the 1966 World Cup games and the 1968 European Cup final (highlights here), when Charlton (along with Sir Matt Busby and and couple of other survivors of the Munich Air Disaster), fulfilled the dreams that the original Busby Babes (who surely would have won the trophy at least once in the preceding 10 years), in becoming champions of Europe.
So I have to pay tribute to the passing of Sir Robert (Bobby) Charlton CBE, an icon of the game.
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