Jack Charlton’s family has backed the Mirror’s call for him to be given a posthumous knighthood, along with the rest of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team.
Widow Pat and son Peter spoke of the need to recognise the epic “team effort” after a statue of the footie legend, known as Big Jack, was unveiled in his hometown of Ashington, Northumberland.
The death of Roger Hunt last year left three surviving team members from the historic 4-2 win over Germany at Wembley – Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Geoff Hurst and George Cohen. Bobby and Geoff are the only two players to have been knighted and manager Alf Ramsey was given the honour in 1967.
