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
Happy 80th birthday to Jack Charlton , hope all is going well for you Pat and family . Tk you for all you gave to me and Irish football .
— Paul McGrath (@Paulmcgrath5) May 8, 2015
100 degrees in the giant stadium '94 and big jack said to me go warm up son your going on I was sweating my plumbs off at the time #happy80
— Jason Mcateer (@MCATEER4) May 8, 2015
And those would have struggled to believe what was happening
Happy 80th birthday big Jack and thanks for all the amazing memories!! pic.twitter.com/OxRVoLI701
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) May 7, 2015
There were the clubs he played for
https://instagram.com/p/2aebvbL6kZ/
And those he managed (who also spelt ‘Ireland’ wrong)
Happy 80th birthday to Owls and England legend Jack Charlton! #swfc pic.twitter.com/TieTz1FZVg
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) May 8, 2015
And even entire sporting bodies celebrated the big man
Happy birthday to Jack Charlton, who is 80 today. What are your memories of Jack's career? pic.twitter.com/csJyRHh1w0
— EFL (@EFL) May 8, 2015
There are those who managed to meet him
https://twitter.com/D_Buckley8/status/596622763965681664
Once did a train journey with Big Jack & he bummed fags off numerous passengers in various carriages in days when you could smoke on a train
— Vern (@lecrin) May 8, 2015
And then those who just think he is one cool motherf****r
"It's a joy to us all, when Big Jack's on the ball" Happy birthday Big Jack.. You cool, cool bastard #lufc pic.twitter.com/6VsUHOwWIo
— Josh Grainger (@joshgrainger16) May 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/Unsigned_Act/status/596625716835389440
