# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bobby-charlton
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:58:11.865Z

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name: "Bobby Charlton"
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description: "He survived a plane crash that killed eight teammates, then captained Manchester United to their first European Cup a decade later, scoring twice in the final. For forty years he held the club's appearance and goal records — both eventually broken, but never the image of the player himself."
tagline: "English association football player and manager (1937–2023)"
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birthDate: "1937-10-11"
deathDate: "2023-10-21"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton broke into Manchester United's first team in 1956 at eighteen and won a league title the next season. In February 1958 he was pulled from the wreckage of the Munich air disaster by Harry Gregg; he was the last survivor from the club. He stayed, became the engine of United's attack — long-range shooting from either foot, midfield vision, near-invisible discipline — and led them to FA Cups and league titles through the 1960s. In 1966 he won the World Cup with England and the Ballon d'Or; in 1968 he captained United to the European Cup, scoring two goals in the final to make them the first English club to win it. By the time he retired in 1973, he held England's caps and goals records and United's appearances and goals records, marks that stood for decades. He managed briefly at Preston, then returned to United's board in 1984. He died in October 2023.