Freddie Green passes

Retired sports administrator Freddie Green has died.

Green, who passed away on Sunday, served as the director of sport at the Mico University College and The University of the West Indies, but it was his tenure as secretary of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) that he will be most remembered for.

During his time at ISSA (1970- 2005) , Green spearheaded the technical team that merged the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships in 1999.

“Freddie was the man at the helm of ISSA from 1970 to 2005 when he retired," ISSA saied in a tribute to Green. "Mr Green brought order and purpose to whatever he did, getting things done quietly, without fanfare, with steadiness in his role as a sports administrator and educator par excellence. His contribution to sports, in particular track and field, is iconic. He spearheaded the technical team that merged Boys and Girls Championships in 1999. ISSA is proud and indeed blessed to have had the services of Freddie as its general secretary over those years where his work lifted the association to great heights in the running of High Schools Sports islandwide."

Green was a standout multi-sport athlete at Kingston College (KC) during the late 1940s. He returned to KC in the 1950s where he guided them to several Manning Cup titles.

He was 88 years old.