Personal Life
Charlton has been married to his wife Pat since 6 January 1958, a month before the Munich Air Disaster in which his brother Bobby, who was best man at his wedding, was injured. They have three children; John (born in January 1959), Deborah (born 1961) and Peter, who was born just after Charlton senior played in the 1966 World Cup final.
Personal honours awarded to him include the OBE and, in 1996, that of honorary Irish citizenship. The honour amounts to full Irish citizenship; it is the highest honour the Irish state gives and is rarely granted. In 1994, he was made a Freeman of the city of Dublin, and was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Limerick. In 1997, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland. Charlton was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game. He has a lifesize statue at Cork Airport in Ireland, representing him sitting down in his fishing gear displaying a salmon.
In 2007, his brother Bobby, while publicising his forthcoming autobiography, revealed that he has a long-running feud with Jack. They have rarely spoken since a falling-out between his brother's wife Norma and his mother Cissie (who died on 25 March 1996 at the age of 83). Bobby Charlton did not see his mother after 1992 as a result of the feud.
It would appear that the two brothers are again on speaking terms, as he presented Bobby with his BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award on 14 December 2008. Bobby said that he was 'knocked out' as he was presented the award by his brother. Bobby received a standing ovation as he stood waiting for his prize.
On 25 August 2009, the BBC reported that Jacky had collapsed on holiday; he was later discharged from hospital.
On 2 March 2012 it was reported that Charlton had fallen and broken his hip at his home in Morpeth, Northumberland on 28 February 2012. He also suffered a serious knock to his head. He was kept in Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle while his condition improved.
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