Comparisons to Other Black Footballers

Sep 23, 2024 ... Listen to this episode from Great Lives on Spotify. In 1981 Brian Clough paid £1 million pounds to bring Justin Fashanu to Nottingham Forest ... The death of the football player, Justin Fashanu, was reported in an uncharacteristically dignified way. We were offered the portrait of a gifted striker whose ... Jun 18, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional footballer. The homophobia and persecution he received for this cost him his life. Jun 12, 2019 ... I've had players over the years who were single and read books and so others [other players] said they must be gay. Feb 17, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, to be inducted into Hall of Fame ... Britain's first and only openly gay footballer, Justin ... Dec 2, 2022 ... Life of footballers Justin and John Fashanu being adapted into ITV drama ... The life of Justin Fashanu, the first professional footballer in ... 29th February 2016. #LGBTInnovators - Footballer Justin Fashanu ... Justin Fashanu was a trail-blazer. He was Britain's first million pound black footballer ... Justinus Soni Fashanu (1961–1998) ... Fashanu, Justinus Soni [Justin] (1961–1998), footballer, was born at Hackney Hospital, London, on 19 February 1961, the son ... Ekow Eshun on the first openly gay footballer, Justin Fashanu. In 1981 Brian ... Four decades later Justin Fashanu remains top flight English football's only ... On 22 October 1990, Justin Fashanu came out of the closet as the first openly gay professional football (soccer) player in the world. After learning that ...