Daughter of West Brom legend Jeff Astle dedicates MBE to late father and ‘Albion family’
Dawn Astle has dedicated her MBE nomination to her late father and “the wonderful Albion family”.
The daughter of Albion and England legend Jeff has been awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours list for her work to support footballers with dementia.
Albion legend Jeff Astle during his playing days
Dawn Astle speaks to The Hawthorns at Astle Day in April 2015. She has long been a campaigner for guidelines on limiting heading in football
Both have campaigned to raise awareness of the impact of heading footballs on health, and have achieved a number of breakthroughs in recent years in an attempt to make the game safer.
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