Amateur referee and author of Your Show on Rennie, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, says Uriah Rennie was an inspiration and a “selfless figure who put the community first” after he passed away aged 65. Rennie was the Premier League’s first black referee and officiated more than 300 games between 1997 and 2008, including 175 Premier League matches....
Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, has died aged 65. Rennie officiated more than 300 games between 1997 and 2008, including 175 Premier League matches. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee, Uriah Rennie,” said a Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association statement., external...
Lucy Ashton BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Uriah Rennie, 65, was hospitalised for five months after a rare condition left him paralysed from the waist down Uriah Rennie became a familiar face to millions of football fans after becoming the Premier League’s first black referee. Once described as the “fittest” match official in global football and...
