David "wagga" hunt memorial football classic slated for august
David Hunt
By Everton Bailey
The inaugural David Hunt Memorial Classic will be held this August. The event includes two legs. The first will be held in Jamaica on Saturday, August 8th at the UWI Mona Bowl, with three games planned:
Meadhaven Senior Team vs. KSAFA Invitational Team
Pelicans FC vs. Jamaica Nats (USA), Masters Teams
KC vs. Calabar, Manning Cup Teams
A companion event planned jointly by the Florida chapters of the KC and Calabar Old Boys’ Associations will also take place in Florida on Saturday, August 29th at the Miramar Sports Complex, Miramar, Florida, with two games scheduled:
Cornwall vs. Munro, Old Boys’ Teams
KC vs. Calabar, Old Boys’ Teams
Proceeds from both events will go toward establishing a scholarship at KC and Calabar, respectively, to commemorate the memory of David “Wagga” Hunt.
Hunt, a KC Old Boy, had a passion for football and dedicated his life to the sport and was deeply committed to his players’ well-being both on and off the field.
He was the co-founder of Meadhaven Football Club, a former Jamaica National Under-17 coach, and a KC and Calabar Manning Cup coach, and led Calabar to both Manning and Oliver Shield titles before his untimely passing in October 2007 from a heart attack.
