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Permanent tribute to Cyrille Regis, Brendon Batson and Laurie Cunningham. Unveiled in New Square, West Bromwich, on May 21, 2019.
West Midlands, England
Joined April 2014
The Celebration Statue was unveiled on this day in 2019. Please visit our Facebook page for an image gallery or post your own photos of the day. #WBA #legends #LaurieCunningham #BrendonBatson #CyrilleRegis
๐ท If you'd like to see more photos from the unveiling of the statue in @newsquarewestb head to our Facebook page for an extensive gallery. Photos by Jonathan Hipkiss. https://t.co/HUZzY2mdK3
#WBA
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32 years ago today we lost the great Laurie Cunningham ๐โจ
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#OTD 2019. CGM were honoured to welcome every major news organisation in the country to the unveiling of @CelebraStatue79 @newsquarewestb Photos: Jonathan Hipkiss and @SteveMa05021819
#PR #football #heritage #WBA
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๐ On This Day: 1956 ๐ Laurie Cunningham, the first ever Englishman to play for Real Madrid, was born. He sadly died at the age of just 33 in a car crash...
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Laurie Cunningham was born #OTD 1956. First black footballer in International Team for England. Played for Leyton Orient 1974-1977. Commemorated in Leyton by plaque at Brisbane Road 2013 & statue at Coronation Gardens 2017. Imagesย https://t.co/4YIuM4Fony ย https://t.co/gxY9C0zBdn
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Laurie Cunningham (8 Mar 1956โ15 Jul 1989) born 65 years ago today to Jamaican parents, in London. First Englishman to play for Real Madrid; the only Real player ever to leave Barcelonaโs Nou Camp to a standing ovation. Gone too soon, but not forgotten. https://t.co/IFzgc7Uph3
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OTD 1956 Laurie Cunningham was born in Archway London Laurie was best known for playing for WBA and also for being the first Englishman to play football for Real Madrid. Football Masters featured France in the 1980s: The British Abroad in Issue 6
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Happy heavenly birthday to one third of the Three Degrees, Laurie Cunningham. Taken far too soon and forever missed. ๐
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#OnThisDay in 1956, Laurie Cunningham was born. The first black player to play for England in a competitive match at any level and the first Englishman to ever play for Real Madrid. A different class. https://t.co/nYs1qlSNrk
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A truly special player โจ The late, great Laurie Cunningham would have been 65 today.
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Thinking of Laurie's family including @SergioCunningh3 on what would have been his 65th birthday. We were proud to be involved in the project to create @CelebraStatue79 - a lasting tribute to Laurie and his @WBA team-mates Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson in @newsquarewestb
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A touching tribute to #cyrilleregis from @vancole9 last night at the community book launch as the audience ask. Who was your idol? #rememberingcyrille #fastforward #communityfirst @LondonBaggies @Brent_Council @LBOC2020 @PFA @NCCBrent
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#OTD 2018 The football world lost a giant. We were honoured to know and work with #CyrilleRegis on his autobiography My Story and during @CelebraStatue79 fundraising campaign. His presence, wisdom and friendship are sorely missed. #RIPCyrille #WBA
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Celebrating 10 years of CGM with a permanent tribute to three #football icons. We were proud to handle #PR and #socialmedia for @CelebraStatue79 and welcome every leading media organisation to @newsquarewestb for the unveiling in May 2019. #WBA #CGM10
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Celebrating 10 years of CGM with an unforgettable night at @THSHBirmingham in 2013 for Three Degrees Cooler. Presented by #WBA fan Frank Skinner, the event raised funds for @CelebraStatue79 We were proud to handle #PR for the sell out gig. #CGM10
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The Team at PSMG's #BlackHistoryHeroesย #BlackHistoryMonthย โ@cyrilleregisย @deanobri1968ย @kickitoutย @lewishamiltonย โ@muhammadaliย โ@denzelwashingtonย @peleย @CelebraStatue79ย @WTHLP @vancole9 @rodwallacePSMG @MichaelThomas_4 @MissCarlyBarnes @paulwillow4
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Why are there so few black and minority ethnic sporting statues? -
bbc.co.uk
Of 240 statues of athletes in the UK, only 10 are of black or ethnic minority sportsmen or women - BBC Sport asks why.
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The statue was unveiled in May 2019 to great acclaim, and it is estimated will be seen by 5 million people a year. The sculptor was Graham Ibbeson @ibboart. Jim also kindly sent us a copy of The Black Football Heritage Book, which he compiled. Thanks again! Review to follow soon
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We were contacted at an early stage by Jim Cadman who chaired the campaign for the Celebration Statue โฆ@CelebraStatue79โฉ, the tribute statue to Batson, Cunningham and Regis of โฆ@WBAโฉ in West Bromwich. He sent us this tribute programme- thank you Jim!
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Remembering the one and only #LaurieCunningham on the 31st anniversary of his death. Laurie's family joined Brendon and Cyrille's families at the unveiling of @CelebraStatue79 in May 2019. #WBA #RealMadrid #LeytonOrient #legend
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