Sir Bobby Charlton, Munich, glory and heartbreak, Football, 24 October 2023 blackpool Illustration by Chris Riddell

Illustration by Chris Riddell

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Donnell Whittenburg of USA competing on the high bar during men's qualifications at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the M&S Bank Arena on October 31st 2022 in Liverpool

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Sir Bobby Charlton, Munich, glory and heartbreak, Football, 24 October 2023 blackpool Illustration by Chris RiddellUpon his death, there was so much brilliant writing about Sir Bobby Charlton. I decided to create a cartoon based on the words of Bobby himself a quote from his autobiography that reveals the lifelong impact of surviving the Munich Air Disaster. Images from his career are interspersed with flashbacks to the disaster, with increasingly heavy snow reflecting the dementia that impacted the last few years of his amazing life. Illustration: David Squires