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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Robert Hynes

Jack Charlton's son says legendary Ireland manager 'even got lucky' in dying

Jack Charlton's son believes the legendary manager was 'lucky' in a way that he died before his dementia got too bad.

Big Jack lived with dementia in the final years of his life, but his son John says the World Cup winner could still manage to look after himself and didn't need care.

Aged 85, Charlton passed away in 2020 after a battle with lymphoma.

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