Did you know ...........

'Chopper' · 02-19-2008, 11:42 AM

............ that Pele is the only sportsperson to have an honorary knighthood?! He joins a long list of foreigners to be so honoured, including:

Quote:

Plácido Domingo - KBE (2002)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - KBE (1949)
Bob Hope - KBE (1998; he had lost British nationality in 1920)
Magnus Magnusson - KBE (1989)
Yehudi Menuhin - KBE (1965; later became a British national)
Spike Milligan - KBE (2001)
Andre Previn - KBE
Steven Spielberg - KBE (2001)
Terry Wogan - KBE (2005; later took dual Irish/British nationality)
George H. W. Bush - GCB (1993)
Nicolae Ceauşescu - GCB (1978; rescinded 1989)
Anson Chan - GCMG (2002)[3]
Rudolph W. Giuliani - KBE (2002)
Nelson Mandela - OM (1995)
François Mitterrand - GCB, Royal Victorian Chain (1992)
Robert Mugabe - KCB (1994)
Benito Mussolini - GCB (1923; rescinded 1940)
Ronald Reagan - GCB (1989)
Caspar Weinberger - GBE (1988)
Dwight D. Eisenhower - GCB (1945), OM (1945)
Colin Powell - KCB (1993)
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. - KCB (1993)
Alfred von Tirpitz - GCVO (1904)
Bill Gates - KBE (2004)
Paul Getty - KBE (1987; later became a British national)
Emperor Franz Joseph I - KG (1867; rescinded 1915), GCVO (1904), Royal Victorian Chain (1904)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - KG (1902)
Emperor Haile Selassie - KG (1954), GCB (1924), GCMG (1917), GCVO (1930), Royal Victorian Chain (1930)
Emperor Hirohito - KG (1929; rescinded 1941; restored 1971), GCB, GCVO
Bob Geldof - KBE (1986)
Paul David Hewson (Bono) - KBE (2007)
Mother Teresa - OM (1983)
Simon Wiesenthal - KBE (2004)
J. Edgar Hoover - KBE (1950)

Some 'interesting' names there!

Koozar · 02-19-2008, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Chopper'

............ that Pele is the only sportsperson to have an honorary knighthood?! He joins a long list of foreigners to be so honoured, including:
Some 'interesting' names there!

yeah Robert Mugabe's a bit of a weird one!

'Chopper' · 02-19-2008, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koozar

yeah Robert Mugabe's a bit of a weird one!

.... Benito Mussolini?!"dead"

Koozar · 02-19-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Chopper'

.... Benito Mussolini?!"dead"

yeah that's a strange one too, didnt notice that one!"dam"

'Chopper' · 02-19-2008, 12:33 PM

I can't believe Pele is the only foreign sportsperson to be honoured with a Knighthood? What about Maradona?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"clap" <--the Hands of God!"whistle"

Koozar · 02-19-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Chopper'

I can't believe Pele is the only foreign sportsperson to be honoured with a Knighthood? What about Maradona?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"clap" <--the Hands of God!"whistle"

yeah, he should at least be given an honorary knighthood for audacity!

'Chopper' · 02-19-2008, 03:05 PM

Muhammad Ali?
Franz Beckenbauer?
Carl Lewis?
Mia Hamm?
Mark Spitz?
Alberto Tomba?
Michael Jordan?
Gianfranco Zola?
Arnold Schwarzenegger?"thumbup"

Koozar · 02-19-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Chopper'

Muhammad Ali?
Franz Beckenbauer?
Carl Lewis?
Mia Hamm?
Mark Spitz?
Alberto Tomba?
Michael Jordan?
Gianfranco Zola?
Arnold Schwarzenegger?"thumbup"

yes i agree beckenbauer deserves recognition, a good slap to the face should be adequate!

'Chopper' · 02-19-2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koozar

yes i agree beckenbauer deserves recognition, a good slap to the face should be adequate!

Der Kaiser was a genius on the pitch and a great manager, ok, some of the things he says are a bit awry but you have to agree he's probably one of the few Germans that British people have respect for for his undoubted achievements?

Koozar · 02-19-2008, 03:17 PM

I wouldn't really know, i've barely seen him from his playing days!

02-19-2008, 12:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
'Chopper' Semi-Pro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norwich, "A fine city! .... full of inbreds! Posts: 722 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Nominees Submitted: 0 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts Has Not Won Any TOTM Yet	There's been a few wierd ones! I can't believe Pele is the only foreign sportsperson to be honoured with a Knighthood? What about Maradona?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"clap" <--the Hands of God!"whistle" __________________ There *ARE* two teams in Edinburgh, Hearts .......... and Hearts reserves!

02-19-2008, 03:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
'Chopper' Semi-Pro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norwich, "A fine city! .... full of inbreds! Posts: 722 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Nominees Submitted: 0 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts Has Not Won Any TOTM Yet	Foreign sportspeople who merit recognition? Muhammad Ali? Franz Beckenbauer? Carl Lewis? Mia Hamm? Mark Spitz? Alberto Tomba? Michael Jordan? Gianfranco Zola? Arnold Schwarzenegger?"thumbup" __________________ There *ARE* two teams in Edinburgh, Hearts .......... and Hearts reserves!

02-19-2008, 03:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Koozar Semi-Pro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 737 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Nominees Submitted: 0 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts Has Not Won Any TOTM Yet	I wouldn't really know, i've barely seen him from his playing days! __________________

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode