Fashanu was the first £1million black footballer, and the first player to come out as openly gay
Justin Fashanu
The year was 1988 and John Fashanu was in his element.

The Wimbledon centre forward was in the glitzy Dorchester Hotel, celebrating with his team-mates after their astonishing victory in the FA Cup.

The win over Liverpool that day was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition and the celebrations were in full swing.But then things turned ugly.

Fashanu went to the bathroom, where a group of players were laughing and joking about the fact that his brother Justin was gay. John says: 'At that time, anybody saying my brother was gay was reason to fight them. Now you wouldn't think twice about it. But then it was an insult to my family name. One of my brothers was gay. Are you mad?'

Ten years later Justin, the first £1million black footballer — and first openly gay professional — killed himself, a victim of racism and homophobia. He hanged himself in a deserted garage after being wrongly accused of sexual assault.
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