George Kerr

I feel proud of him and thankful to know a legend and the first successful runner was my cousin, my beloved grandmother passed in her sweet home Jamaica not long after going back home to attend his funeral, May all of our family that is living their afterlife live in peace, love and harmony. I know they are!

My condolences to the great George Kerr's family and the entire country of Jamaica.
I remember him when the High School Team Jamaica visited Puerto Rico to compete against our HS Team.
One of the greatest.
Jose R. San Miguel

Dahlia Dixon: Leave it up to my informed cousin to provide information to the entire family! What a wonderful accomplishment and so proud to know we had the first Jamaican Olympian in the family! In such a moment as celebrate the best of Jamaica, this shows us we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. From one accomplished cousin to another, Vern you are one of the best babes.

This was sad news. George and I raced many times at Olympic and Commonwealth Games and in New Zealand. He was the toughest competitor and the nicest guy who will have a special place in my memories forever.
My condolences to his family.
Peter Snell

I was awed by George's peformances at the 1960
at the Drake relays, where he blazed a 1:46.2
anchor leg for the U of Illinois record breaking team. I had the honor of competing against George twice in 1961, the year after his great Silver Medal perforamnce at the Rome Olympics. What a handsome runner and young man!

John Bork
1957-1961 Western Michigan Univ. Track Teams

My sincere condolences to his wife and children. He coached me briefly at Vere Technical in the 1960's. He was an outstanding gentleman with wealth of knowledge in track.
Dr.Bertram Barnswell, Toronto, Canada

My sincere condolences. I knew George briefly while he was a student at the University of Illinois and an outstanding member of the track team.