Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Ron Redhead has expressed sadness on the passing of Coach Harvey Glance, whom Grenadians fondly remember for his contribution to the performance of Olympic gold medal winner Kirani James, on the world athletics stage.
Glance, a three-time U.S. Olympian and 1976 Olympic gold medal winner, died on
Monday at the age of sixty-six after suffering a cardiac arrest recently.
Glanceβs coaching guided Kirani James to winning Grenadaβs first gold medal at the
Olympic Games in London in 2012 and a silver and bronze medal thereafter.
He first worked as an assistant coach at Auburn University (1990β91) and then
became Head Coach.
In 1997, Glance became the track and field head coach at the University of
Alabama.
While there, he established the βCrimson Tideβ as one of the best college teams in the United States, and was able to attract top athletes to the university including James.
Minister Redhead said, βI extend heartfelt condolences to the family, colleagues, and
friends of Mr. Harvey Glance, one of our top-ranked athletic coaches, whose untimely
passing has truly shocked the entire sporting fraternity.
Mr. Glance displayed the highest level of sportsmanship in coaching athletic greats such as our Olympic Champion Kirani James and many other athletes across the globeβ.
Minister Redhead added βOn behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and
Culture,
I offer deepest sympathy to all his loved ones, and I pray that the Almighty comforts you in this time of grief and immeasurable loss.
