'I Page 26 THE DAILY OBSERVER Tuesday, September 7, 2004

-� � Olympic legend Herb McKenley (sitting) thanks athletes Michelle Burgher (left) and Danny McFarlene (second-left), who presented him with an autographed T-shirt signed by the 49 Jamaican atbletes and nine team officials to the Games, during a visit to McKenley's home in Mona, St Andrew yesterday. Others in picture (left to right) are Ian Forbes, managing­ director efloSherwin Williams; Lincoln Eatman, team manager; Dennis Johnson, second vice-president of the JAAA; Mike Fennell, president of the JOA, and Vilma Charlton, fourth vice-president of the JAAA.i� (Photo: Karl McLarty) 2004 Ol�J! P-� visit McKenley at home . . embers of 's 2004 since 1948. do the work as you know it to be," he Olympic team paid a courtesy The Olympic great, who was the concluded. M visit to the Hon Herb first man to run below 4 7 and 46 According to team manager McKenley, Qj, at his residence on seconds in the , said he Lincoln Eatman, because this was University Crescent in Mona, St was delighted that the athletes the first Olympics that McKenley Andrew. yesterday atternoon. remembered him. failed to attend in 56 years, all the Danny McFarlane, silver medallist "It's a great thing. I neve:r knew members of the track and field team in the men's , and they thought of me as I am now, thought it would be a good gesture if Michelle Burgher, a member of the because what I did was so long ago they all signed a team jersey women's 4x400 bronze medalist relay that I never thought they would do dedicated to the great Jamaican team, were on hand to present a T­ this for me now," he said. quarter-miler and sprinter. shirt signed by all 49 athletes and McKenley said the gesture "His impact on athletics in Jamaica nine officials that travelled to Athens made him feel 'great', and he was has been tremendous and his last month. proud of the team's performance contribution has been priceless, so as The 82 year-old McKenley, who has at the Games. a gesture all the athletes signed the been restricted in movement and .. I want to tell them (the athletes) shirt and we got it framed and it was slowed in speech, did not travel to that they must continue to perform presented... by two of our medallists the for the first time well. It was fantastic... Continue to at the games," Eatman said.

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