Sixty-seven-year-old Kenny Dalglish, a legendary footballer who played for Premier League's Liverpool FC, became Sir Dalglish after being knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honors List on Friday, for his outstanding career as a football player as well as his contributions to the society, especially what he did after the Hillsborough disaster in 1985.

The citation for the knighthood praised Dalglish for his action over the Hillsborough disaster in the following: "He was Liverpool manager at the time of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. He selflessly made himself available to the families of the bereaved, attending most of the funerals, organizing hospital visits and attending annual memorial services held at Anfield. He has been a steadfast supporter of the families in their quest for and throughout the Hillsborough Inquiry, and was granted Freedom of the City of Liverpool in recognition of his work."

Dalglish said he would not expect to be referred to as "Sir Kenny." "It does not sound right. No-one will be calling me that anyway," said Dalgalish.

Born in Glasgow, Dalglish played 102 games for Scotland and scored 30 goals, both of which are still records. His career spans two clubs and over 100 goals. In 1983, Dalglish won the Ballon d'Or Silver Award and was named the greatest striker in post-war British football by British football magazine FourFourTwo in 2009.

"I don't think it makes me any different,” said Dalglish. “It's for yourself and for everyone who has been associated with you through the years, from your parents to your professional career. We are immensely proud as a whole family to have got it but everyone should feel proud because they have all played a very important role in what we've done and where we have got to."

In October, 2017, in order to show gratitude to Dalglish who has been called "the King" by Liverpool fans, the cub renamed the Centenary Stand of Anfield to "Kenny Dalglish Stand." As the Liverpool's bitter foe for decades, Manchester United renamed the grandest north stand of the Old Trafford as "Sir Alex Ferguson Stand" in 2011. Now that Dalglish has joined Ferguson as a "sir," will Liverpool rename the Kenny Dalglish Stand?