Percy Adolphus Perry (June 12, 1930 – January 5, 2005) was aCanadiantrack and field coach fromCoquitlam,British Columbia.
Perry was born inPort of Spain,Trinidad, and played on Trinidad's nationalsoccer team before immigrating to Canada. Perry worked for the city ofNew Westminster, and was responsible for the design of theWestminster Quayboardwalk.[1]
Perry took over as head coach ofCoquitlam Cheetahs track and field club in 1989 when it was on the verge of folding. He stabilized the club's operations, and then worked as an advisor for the construction ofTown Centre Stadium, which the Cheetahs moved to after the 1991B.C. Summer Games. During Perry's tenure with the Cheetahs, the club produced five CanadianOlympians, including Perry's daughter, Tara Self.[2] Perry also worked on training several college football players who went on to pro careers, includingBret Anderson,Sandy Beveridge, and most notablyDoug Brown, who stated that Perry "pretty much taught me how to run".[1]
Perry was a past member of the B.C. Athletics board of directors, and founded the Cheetahs' Jesse Bent Memorial Invitational track and field meet.[3]
Norma and Percy Perry were inducted into the B.C. Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]
Perry died ofcancer on Wednesday, January 5, 2005.Town Centre Stadium was renamed toPercy Perry Stadium the following year.[5]
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