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The football world queues up to pay tribute to Big Jack on his 80th birthday
Published 12:42 8 May 2015 BST
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Happy birthday Big Jack!
Jack Charlton turns 80 on Friday. He is almost certainly not on Twitter but if he was a tear might have formed in that tough old eye as the football world, from clubs to players to fans, paid tribute for the man universally known as Big Jack. Here are some of the best ... There were those who shared in the golden years https://twitter.com/Paulmcgrath5/status/596621924882579456 https://twitter.com/MCATEER4/status/596603473824718848 And those would have struggled to believe what was happening https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/596458041840664576 There were the clubs he played for https://instagram.com/p/2aebvbL6kZ/ And those he managed (who also spelt 'Ireland' wrong) https://twitter.com/swfc/status/596565438336782336 And even entire sporting bodies celebrated the big man https://twitter.com/football_league/status/596626875583221760 There are those who managed to meet him https://twitter.com/D_Buckley8/status/596622763965681664 https://twitter.com/lecrin/status/596601049584111616 And then those who just think he is one cool motherf****r https://twitter.com/joshgrainger16/status/596629491742547968 https://twitter.com/Unsigned_Act/status/596625716835389440Explore more on these topics:
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