Honours and Memorials
- K.D. Singh Babu received the Helms Trophy in 1953 for being the best hockey player in the world (1952) and the best sportsman of Asia (1953). This was the first time an Indian was awarded the Helms Trophy - America's Nobel Prize in sport given to the best athlete from each continent.
- In 1958 he was awarded the prestigious Padmashri award by the Government of India.
- The stadiums in Barabanki and Lucknow are named after him. The stadium at Lucknow is known as the K. D. Singh Babu Stadium.
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