
09/10/2025
Sad news from Jamaica ๐ฏ๐ฒ
RIP ALLAN "SKILL" COLE
Sad news arrives that Allan "Skill" Cole has passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston after a period of illness. He was 74.
One of Jamaican football's legends, and close friend to Bob Marley, first made his mark as part of the highly successful Vere Technical DaCosta Cup teams of the 1960s, scoring 38 goals in his debut season in 1965. He holds the distinction of being Jamaicaโs youngest senior football international, having donned the national colours for the first time against a Brazilian side at just 15 years old.
He was a key member of the star-studded Santos team that captured three consecutive National League titles, cementing his legacy as one of the countryโs finest midfielders.