The late Justin Fashanu was inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame on Wednesday, on what would have been his 59th birthday.
Fashanu was England's first male English professional to come out as gay while still playing, back in 1990. He took his own life in 1998.
His niece Amal Fashanu, who campaigns against homophobia in sport and is a co-founder of The Justin Fashanu Foundation, received the award on his behalf at the museum in Manchester during LGBT History Month.
Fashanu was the first black footballer to command a £1 million UK sterling transfer fee with his move from Norwich to Nottingham Forest in 1981.
He played for a total of 22 clubs in England, North America, Scotland and New Zealand.
