How He Was Remembered

Feb 18, 2021 ... Football quickly became a central theme in their daily lives. As a teenager, Justin shined on the football pitch and in the boxing ring, and ... May 10, 2017 ... Fascinating documentary chronicles the turbulent life of the first out gay professional soccer player two decades after his suicide. Jun 11, 2023 ... the first openly gay professional men's footballer — one of England's most headline-grabbing stars of the 80s and 90s — ended his career playing ... Feb 15, 2022 ... Justin Fashanu, a professional footballer, a born-again Christian, a black man, and gay. He's as rare in the football world as wasps are in winter. Feb 19, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu, Britain's first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. May 13, 2023 ... How the first openly gay professional men's footballer – one of England's most headline-grabbing stars of the 80s and 90s – finished his ... Oct 22, 2020 ... A week later, his brother, fellow footballer John Fashanu, disowned Justin in the black newspaper, The Voice. “John Fashanu: My gay brother is ... Sep 20, 2013 ... The last time he'd seen Patrick Fashanu was almost twenty years earlier when the footballer had been a toddler. It was 1963 and Patrick left ... Jun 18, 2020 ... Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional footballer. The homophobia and persecution he received for this cost him his life. Jul 6, 2010 ... Justin Fashanu - not only the first openly gay footballer, but the first black player to command a £1 million transfer fee - committed suicide.