Jimmy Hill

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Jimmy Hill's greatest accolade is the OBE, recognizing his transformative impact on football and broadcasting. His abolition of the maximum wage stands as a historic achievement that changed the game forever. He is celebrated as one of the most influential figures in English football, whose innovations in management and broadcasting set new standards.

AwardsJimmy Hill was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to football and broadcasting. He did not win competitive entertainment industry awards.

Honours & Distinctions

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

UK Government·2001

Awarded for services to football and broadcasting.

President of Henry Thornton Grammar School Old Boys' Association

Henry Thornton Grammar School

Honorary role at his former school.

Records & Feats

First PFA chairman to abolish the maximum wage

Career Milestone·1961

Led the campaign that ended the Football League's maximum wage in 1961, a historic first for English football.