Hogan Bassey Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Life after boxing== In the [[1958 New Year Honours]], he was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) "for services to sport in the Eastern Region, Nigeria".<ref>United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=41268 |date=31 December 1957 |pages=25 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/harticles/hogan.htm|title=Hogan|publisher=NigerDeltaCongress.com|accessdate=5 August 2013}}</ref> Bassey went on to become a coach in Nigeria, which awarded him the country's highest honour, the [[Order of the Niger]], in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hogan "Kid" Bassey β Meet the First Nigerian To Become A World Boxing Champion |url=https://talkafricana.com/hogan-kid-bassey-meet-the-first-nigerian-to-become-a-world-boxing-champion/ |website=Talk Africana |access-date=28 August 2022 |date=9 September 2020}}</ref> He died on 26 January 1998 at his home in [[Apapa]], [[Lagos]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page