By Paul A. Reid, Staff Reporter
Former national striker Paul 'Tegat' Davis (left) and other members of Hanover's Masters team, place the No.11 team jersey formerly worn by Anglin on his casket during the funeral service yesterday. Anglin and Davis played together on the national senior team for several years, including the winning Shell Caribbean Cup unit in 1991 and that which finished third in the Gold Cup in 1993. - PHOTO BY ADRIAN FRATER
WESTERN BUREAU:
FORMER NATIONAL striker Paul 'Tegat' Davis spoke from the heart and had to be gently asked by his wife to allow the service to move on during yesterday's funeral service for the late former national midfielder Winston 'Twinny Bug' Anglin held at the King's Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mt. Salem, Montego Bay.
Despite a power outage that knocked out
electricity to the building midway the service Davis, who spoke from the middle of the floor, described Anglin as "the greatest midfielder in Jamaica's history" and called for greater recognition of our national treasures.
Anglin, who died nine days after his 42nd birthday, was one of five men who were killed when the car in which they were returning to Montego Bay after watching Jamaica lose 1-2 to Panama in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier on September 5, crashed on Queens Highway in St. Ann.
The other men, all members of the Hanover Masters football team, were buried on the weekend. Allan Dexter was buried on Friday, Keith Gentles on Saturday and Oneil Eccleston and Donald Finlayson on Sunday.
The service was well attended and saw Sports Minister Portia Simpson Miller representing the Government.
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Crenston Boxhill also gave a tribute at the service where Technical Director Carl Brown, a long-time coach of Anglin, and a number of others from the football fraternity, were also present.
There was also a musical tribute to the former Wadadah, Violet Kickers, Village United, Invaders, Waterhouse and Constant Spring midfielder from the Montego Bay Boys Club, the first club team he represented.
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In her tribute, Simpson Miller said Anglin was often misunderstood and spoke of her regular interactions with him. She said she called his cellular phone after she got the message about the accident and when it was not answered the reality hit her that it was true.
The Sports Minister, who was greeted by a standing ovation when she arrived at the venue a little after the start of the ceremony, said nothing could have kept her away from the funeral and added she will miss Anglin.
Boxhill, who was the national team's manager for the last three years of Anglin's seven-year stint, remembered the player as having a work ethic that was equalled by few and was an inspiration to all he came in contact with.
