To me he was the best football striker ever. I watched him play for England and won the World Cup in 1966 followed by winning the European Cup in 1968. It was a delight to watch him play.
Charlton was born in Ashington, Northumberland, England on 11 October 1937 to coal miner Robert “Bob” Charlton (24 May 1909 – April 1982)[10][11] and Elizabeth Ellen “Cissie” Charlton (née Milburn; 11 November 1912 – 25 March 1996). He was related to several professional footballers on his mother’s side of the family: his uncles were Jack Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn (Leeds United and Chesterfield), Jim Milburn (Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue) and Stan Milburn (Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale), and legendary Newcastle United and England footballer Jackie Milburn was his mother’s cousin. However, Charlton credited much of the early development of his career to his grandfather Tanner and his mother Cissie.[12] His elder brother, Jack, initially worked as a miner before applying to the police, only to also become a professional footballer with Leeds United but Bobby joined Manchester United in 1956 and stayed there until retired