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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent

Kick It Out founder Herman Ouseley dies aged 79

Herman Ouseley outside parliament
Herman Ouseley, who was appointed to the House of Lords in 2001, was described as a ‘trailblazer’ in football. Photograph: Antonio Olmos

The anti-racism campaigner and founder of Kick It Out, ​​Herman Ouseley, has died aged 79 after a short illness.

Lord Ouseley was the chair of Kick It Out for 25 years, from its launch in 1993 as a campaign called Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football. He never received any money for his work for the charity.

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