BLACKBURN Rovers legend Alan Shearer is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Stirling.
The Premier League-winning former striker and Scotland women's manager Shelley Kerr will receive their awards at the university's graduation ceremony next week.
Shearer, who has a Blackburn road named after him, is the English Premier League's all-time record goalscorer who fired Rovers to the top-flight title in 1994-5.
Stirling was recently designated the UK's sports university of the year for 2020 by The Times.
Professor Gerry McCormac, principal and vice-chancellor of the university, said: "I am delighted that we will honour two outstanding individuals from the world of football at our winter graduation ceremonies.
"Alan Shearer is a man who needs no introduction - a football great who competed at the highest level for almost two decades.
"In recent years, the university has been proud to work alongside Alan in shining a light on the potential risks posed by heading in football."
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