Clyde Best Receives Honorary Degree

Black Changemakers Honoured with Degrees in Ontario - The Caribbean Camera

Black Canadian changemakers among honorary degree recipients By Neil Armstrong Trevor Massey Convocations are happening across Canada and here in Ontario, four prominent Black Canadian changemakers will receive honorary degrees from the University of Guelph and Toronto Metropolitan University. On June 10, Trevor Massey, chair of the Lifelong Leadership Institute, and Marva Wisdom, an advocate for social justice, equity and inclusivity will recei…

Clyde Best Receives Honorary Degree

Bermudian football legend Clyde Best has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Sport by the University of Sunderland in London. A spokesperson said, “Clyde Best MBE, former West Ham striker and the first Black football superstar of the modern TV era, has received an Honorary Doctorate of Sport from the University of Sunderland in London. […]

Footballing pioneer Clyde Best honoured by the University of Sunderland

Clyde Best MBE, former West Ham striker and the first black football superstar of the modern TV era, has received an Honorary Doctorate of Sport from the University of Sunderland in London.Clyde’s eight-year career at West Ham FC, based in the University’s neighbouring East London borough, saw him score more than 58 goals in over 200 appearances.His move to East London, from his native Bermuda in 1968 at just 17 years of age, was “a dream come t…