 His son and daughter-in-law, as well as his grand daughter Terry, were at his bedside at the time of his death.In 1997, Humphreys was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a "non-participant".Rotherwood exchange sidings

Rotherwood exchange sidings were set at the eastern extremity of the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway between Orgreave Lane and Retford Road, on the south eastern boundary of the City of Sheffield with the Parish of Orgreave, within Rotherham.