Footie ace Cyrille leaves €1m in will
Medals, trophies & caps legacy of pioneering hero
Regis at West Brom in 1978 Sandwell, West Mids. The antiracism campaigner’s MBE medal went to his granddaughter Renee. His other grandchildren Riley and Jayda were left Rolex and Raymond Weil watches. He left other medals, trophies, portraits and his five England caps to be distributed among family as his trustees “see fit”. And he said he would have no objection to relatives donating items for display at museums. Regis also asked for his ashes to be buried in the same grave as his parents in Kensal Green, north-west London.
He was a pioneer for black players when he starred alongside Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson at West Brom. The trio – dubbed The Three Degrees by then-manager Ron Atkinson – were subject to racist abuse from fans in the late 1970s.
Regis scored 112 goals in 297 games for the Baggies before joining Coventry City in 1984 – winning the FA Cup with them in 1987.
He went on to play for Aston Villa, Wolves, Wycombe and Chester City before returning to West Brom and later becoming an agent.
Widow Julia called him “a beautiful man and wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle”.
TV’S Dale Winton, who died last year aged 62, left €2.4million to BBC executive Mark Linsey. Dale was godfather to Mr Linsey’s three kids.
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