Is it though? Not sure you should get one for doing your job, unless your job is one that involves self sacrifice and service. If you have to have them at all, they should be for contributing over and above your job.
He ended up leaving his job as manager during a time when his club were very successful due to the stress of dealing with the aftermath of Hillsborough because of his involvement with and attending most of the funerals and hospital visits to the many injured survivors as well as trying to run LFC.
After his wife successfully beat cancer her, Kenny and their family set up a charity which has saved the lives of local women and girls since it's inception.
https://www.marinadalglishappeal.org/node/1
On the playing/managerial side, Dalgish won major honours as a player, player/manager and manager, only Ferguson has surpassed what Dalglish achieved.
The honours system is a joke but if it exists people like Dalglish deserve a knighthood if the likes of Trevor Brooking do.
