Among the greats in Black American Hall of Fame

Lindy Delapenha was among the first seven West Indian sporting greats to be inducted into the Black American Hall of Fame in 1975.

Delapenha, a West Indian pioneer in English football, was inducted along with fellow Jamaicans Olympic gold medallists Dr Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley, and Test cricket greats George Headley (Jamaica); Sir Frank Worrell; and Sir Garfield Sobers of Barbados; and Trinidadian Lord Constantine.

NOTE: Lindy Delapenha's body was cremated, and after a very private ceremony, his ashes were scattered on the 18th hole at Caymanas Golf and Country Club on February 17.