Montego Bay Sporting Icon Jerry Reid Has Died

Another Jamaican Legend Dies After Track and Field’s Olympic Coach

For decades, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Reid seemed to belong to every corner of Jamaican sport. From cricket pitches to football fields and athletics tracks, he was never far from the action. Now, western Jamaica is mourning the loss of a man who spent much of his life helping others find their way in sport. Reid died at Cornwall Regional Hospital following a prolonged illness, leaving behind a sporting résumé that stretched across cricket, football, tra…

Montego Bay sporting icon Jerry Reid has died

Montego Bay and wider western Jamaica are mourning the passing of one of its most revered sporting icons, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Reid, who died at Cornwall Regional Hospital last night after a protracted period of illness. Reid’s expansive and well-decorated career in sports spanned cricket, football, track and field, tennis, volleyball and swimming, in which he served as a player, coach, official, mentor and administrator.