University of Huddersfield to honour Andy Booth and Theo Paphitis

Oct 31 2009 By Neil Atkinson

TOWN legend Andy Booth will rub shoulders with Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis in Huddersfield next month.

Both will be on stage at St Paul’s Hall to be given honorary awards by the University of Huddersfield.

They are two of the top names from the fields of business, sport, the arts and academia who will be among the recipients of honorary awards at the university’s November Awards Ceremonies.

High-profile entrepreneur Theo Paphitis will become an honorary doctor of business administration.

Paphitis is one of the UK’s most famous businessmen and his senior management expertise spans finance, property, retailing and consumer goods.

But the Cyrpus-born multi- millionaire is probably best known as a star in the highly popular BBC series Dragons’ Den.

Cyprus-bornTheo moved to England in the 1960s when his formal working career started as a junior clerk with Lloyds of London.

Andy Booth, who will receive an honorary fellowship, has been one of Huddersfield’s favourite sporting icons for nearly two decades.

Signed on schoolboy forms for Huddersfield Town, Andy was quickly given a full professional contract and made his Football League debut as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat against Fulham on March 10, 1992.

He scored the first of more than 140 senior-competition goals for the club in a 2-2 draw at Blackpool the following November. and, within a year, was the He retired last season and is now a club ambassador for Town.