Toby Keith’s daughter accepts late country star’s honorary degree

NORMAN, Oklahoma (WJW) – Krystal Keith, the daughter of country star Toby Keith, accepted her father’s posthumous honorary degree over the weekend.

A post was shared to Toby’s Instagram page on Sunday, showing Krystal accepting the diploma on his behalf at the University of Oklahoma commencement ceremony.

“Toby learned he would be receiving an honorary degree from @uofoklahoma last fall,” the post said, in part. “Congratulations to all of the OU graduates!”

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The country star, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the fall of 2021, died at age 62 in February.

The University of Oklahoma highlighted Toby and three others receiving honorary degrees in an article on its website last month.

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According to the university’s website, the “Red Solo Cup” singer, “whose illustrious music career included more than 10 billion streams and 44 million albums sold and whose generosity enhanced the university and state of Oklahoma for decades, will be honored posthumously.”

Krystal, 38, who followed in her father’s footsteps to become a country singer, called him her hero in a tribute after Toby’s passing.

“I am so lucky to have had him and so grateful he got to walk me down the aisle and meet my babies. That I have years of memories traveling the world as a family. I am blessed that I got to spend years traveling on the road and singing on stage with him,” she said, in part, on Instagram. “That I have mountains of video footage and endless tracks of music to watch him on and hear his voice with. I’m lucky I got to say goodbye and tell him what he meant to me.”

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