If attending the World Cup is every player’s dream, Charlton did it four times in a row and was the mainstay in England’s championship in 1966. When he retired in the 1970s, he was the greatest striker.
But Charlton’s majestic stature does not stop on the field.
Bobby Charlton lifted the C1 Cup in 1968.
Witness history.
There are eight Man Utd players from the elite group `Busby’s Children` on the list of 23 victims of the ill-fated flight that crashed while taking off during a snowstorm in Germany.
Charlton was released from hospital after a week with minor injuries, but his soul was forever damaged.
Charlton at his hospital bed after the plane carrying him and his teammates crashed in Germany.
The Guardian newspaper described: `Charlton – who was pulled out of the plane wreck thanks to Harry Gregg – revived his lost dream when he and coach Matt Busby gradually brought success back to Old Trafford and gradually turned their sights to Europe.
By 1968 – a full decade after the Munich tragedy – Charlton and Man Utd completed their resurrection from the ashes, culminating in the European Championship.
The image of that `holy trinity` has been immortalized with a famous bronze statue located outside Old Trafford.
But, while Best was a ephemeral superstar, Charlton had a long career and longevity and was respected until the end of his life.
Bobby Charlton – Man Utd’s immortal monument
Some impressive plays by Charlton for Man Utd.
Greatest English player.
When he was playing football, Charlton was the best attacking midfielder in the world, with his trademark thunderous long-range shots.
Charlton and his teammates celebrate England’s first and only World Cup championship to date.
He and his brother Jack Charlton grew up in Ashington in a family where their father was a miner.
In the 1950s, players were not young millionaires with millions of people watching their every move like they are today.
Posterity will always remember Geoff Hurst with his hat-trick against West Germany, resulting in a 4-2 victory in the final.
Charlton stood in front of the stand named after him at Old Trafford.
After the 1966 World Cup final, Bobby and his brother Jack hugged each other in happiness.
Bobby Charlton’s question was unintentionally a challenge to the next generations of England, as they have been struggling to find the next championship for the past half century.
Rooney and Harry Kane may have surpassed Bobby Charlton in terms of scoring, Ryan Giggs may have surpassed Charlton in the number of appearances at Man Utd and in the future there will be other talented players leaving behind those.
