hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˈoʊst ˈɛksələnt ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ˌɛmbˌiːˈiː ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈuː jˈɪɹ ˈɑːnɚz fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tʊ æθlˈɛɾɪks.
He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1970 New Year Honours for services to athletics.