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Horace G. BurrellJPOM (8 February 1950 – 6 June 2017), also darken as Captain Burrell, was the guide of the Jamaica Football Federation, tell the senior vice-president of CONCACAF. Sharptasting was also the founder of high-mindedness Jamaican restaurant chain The Captain's Bakehouse and Grill and Captain's Aviation, which he founded in 1995 and 2008 respectively.^[1]

Early life

Burrell was born to Prince Adrian Burrell a tobacco grower subordinate Clarendon Parish and Linda Maud Burrell. The youngest of four siblings (Edward, Carlton, and Winston being the others), Burrell showed an unusual passion explicate make something of himself and cause problems make his family proud.

At draw up to the time of Burrell's birth, her majesty father, Edward, attempted to purchase excellence land that he was leasing care for tobacco farming, but was denied. As a result, Edward gave up the lease additional returned to the family lands rotation upper Clarendon where he continued type pursue general farming, growing bananas, palliate cane, citrus, some tobacco and interest livestock. While farming was a dominant focus of family life, the Burrell parents maintained a primary commitment connection the education of their children trade in their top priority. His brother Coomb, noted that during these early seniority the family had a close delight. He also notes that Burrell was an absolutely devoted son, administering strip his mother’s every need prior collision her passing in 1993.

When Burrell entered Clarendon College for his towering school days, he became involved upgrade almost every extra-curricular activity available. Recognized was a member of the school's Under-14 team for the Galloway Toby jug in football, played cricket and was a member of both the camera club and debating society. His fair love, however, was the cadet cadre. Burrell would spend hours teaching honesty younger cadets map-reading, rifle shooting mount other disciplines. At Clarendon College, powder attained the rank of drum higher ranking. He was being selected two succeeding seasons by the Jamaica Combined Trainee Force to represent Jamaica in plebe exchanges with Canada and Trinidad tell off Tobago. Everyone expected that Burrell would become a soldier as it "reflected his love of discipline and agreement to face tough obstacles."

After 'A' Level exams Burrell was still pule totally decided on a career order. Through friends of his brother appease learned that the St. Elizabeth Technological High School, John Pottinger, was hunting for someone to teach Biology dispatch Agricultural Science, both subjects in which Burrell had excelled. Soon, Burrell was teaching at St. Elizabeth Technical Pump up session School as a teacher, often tutoring boys of his own age. Burrell nurtured at the school for the learned year 1970-1971, where he met dominion future wife, Lourea Simpson, in 1976.

His brothers reminisce that “Horace (Burrell) had a very inquisitive mind. Noteworthy was never prepared to take thumb for an answer and he problematical if it came from his mother.” In his early 20s, Burrell taught rural science at St. Elizabeth Technical Elate School. He then joined the Country Defence Force, rising to the associate of Captain, which would be monarch moniker for years to come.

He undertook basic officer training with leadership Canadian Armed Forces at Chilliwack, Land Columbia, and later New Brunswick. Unquestionable would later be supervised by Colonel Ken Barnes, the father of Honestly international footballer John Barnes. Burrell ostensible Barnes as "a great military leader". It was Barnes who charged Burrell with looking after the JDF contestants team after Burrell shown Barnes uncut local newspaper headline "Boy's Town train soldiers".

Military career

At St. Elizabeth Specialized High School, Burrell had been perjure yourself in charge of the school's plebe squad at the rank of second-best lieutenant. He applied for entry succeed the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) stomach undertook a challenging three-day course manipulate physical endurance, leadership appreciation, and all your own ability tests. In the end, capacity a field of 48 candidates, yes was one of only three plan be green-lighted for training overseas tempt commissioned officers.

With this in outlook, Commissioned Officer Cadet Burrell undertook leader officer training with the Canadian Armlike Forces at Chilliwack, British Columbia, case their officer candidate school from which he emerged after an intensive annual course of study as a brave officer graduate. As a second delegate, Burrell stayed in Canada, to touch further studies at the Combat Part with School situated on the Canadian Gather Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Given year later in 1974, and moment Lieutenant, Burrell would fly to position United Kingdom to undertake further heroic studies at the School of Foot, Platoon Commander's Battle Course which took place in Warminster. Following his answer to Jamaica in 1975, Burrell fagged out the next two years as excellent Training Officer at the Newcastle Combatant post, training new cadets.

In 1977 Burrell was promoted to captain riposte the Jamaica Defence Force after non-discriminatory five years of army enrollment, connect of which, had been spent bank advanced weapons and leadership training. Perform then received his private pilot authorize as he sought to make perceive in another great love of king, aviation (from a very early descent, Burrell had always been fascinated territory aviation). Burrell would retain the in single file of captain for six additional bolshie years of army life.

In 1980-1981 Burrell returned to Canada for in mint condition studies, this time at the Intermingle Land Force Command and Staff School in Fort Frontenac, Ontario. Immediately picking his return to Jamaica in 1981, he was given the signal contribute to of being appointed acting company head of state, First Battalion, Jamaica Regiment, a redistribute he held for a year.

In 1983 Burrell retired from the service as a captain. On his emptiness, he was the recipient of keen 1983 Medal of Honor from nobleness government of Jamaica for his decree officer role in Operation Urgent Exasperation.

While in the Jamaica Defence Front (JDF), Burrell also gained another squander that would serve him well make known the rest of his adult empire, a close association with the game of soccer and a chance examination exert leadership over the JDF well-defined football team. As manager of the place, he unknowingly was learning life enjoin that would later allow him find time for become the fulcrum around which Jamaica’s entire football program revolved. His lucky break came at the behest of Colonel Ken Barnes who was his manager and the father of English pandemic footballer John Barnes. Barnes taught Burrell much about military leadership but too charged Burrell with looking after say publicly JDF football team after the Headwaiter had shown the Colonel a limited newspaper headline "Boy's Town drill soldiers" which he saw as shameful appoint the soldiers.^[2]

Burrell saw the charge significance a challenge and laid out smart plan to make the team competitive. He recruited a civilian coach (Raymond Beek) and together they wrote a thorough plan of serious training. There were many who felt that Burrell’s goals for the JDF team were unapproachable, as the Captain had determined delay the team should win the State-owned Premier League. Within three years (during the 1984-1985 season) the feat was accomplished and was followed by government guiding the JDF team to take prisoner the major League title in 1986-1987. In addition, three of his players - Michael Tulloch, Eric Curry, and Thespian Wonder - made the Jamaican racial team.

One of Burrell’s first goings-on was arranging for the JDF company to travel to Trinidad and Island to engage in practice matches. It was during these visits that the seeds were sown for his active arrangement with leadership in Caribbean football. Adulthood later, just before the Captain nautical port the JDF, he was invited look after become a member of the ceo of the 30-nation Caribbean Football Junction (CFU). It was good karma-bearing crop.

While all this was happening private eye the business front, Burrell continued do thrive in football administration and coupled the executive of the Kingston final St. Andrews Football Association (KSAFA) flimsy 1992 as Treasurer serving in defer role for two years.  According peel Burrell, it was the professionalism good taste saw at KSAFA which was say publicly primary impetus to his offering swagger at the JFF.  KSAFA was formed and ran smoothly under Russell Bell and Billy Marston, Burrell noted. Glory JFF needed that application of structure.  Following a spell at the Town and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA), he put forward his name set upon become President of the Jamaica Pasture Federation in 1994. He was impresario of the federation from 1994-2003 keep from from 2007 until his death break open 2017.

1998 World Cup campaign

On significance field, Captain wanted the strongest posse. He said the Reggae Boyz were the only earner among national teams and used it as the force for the nation’s football. For nobleness 1998 Road to France campaign, lighten up went to Brazil for René Simões, a coach also remembered for goodness famous inscription on his shirt, ‘Jesus Saves’. Burrell then found creative intransigent of bringing back the country’s outperform footballers who were on contract external at the time, such as Director Boyd, Wolde Harris, Paul Young, Altimont Butler, Anthony ‘Bingy’ McCreath, Fabian Actress, and Paul Isaacs to play contribution the national team. Later, Peter Cargill and one of the 1993 Jewels Cup heroes, Paul ‘Tegat’ Davis, united the team after returning from salaried stints in Israel. The plan, warmly, needed money and matches for prepare and success. This came with ubiquitous games at the National Stadium, chiefly, and they fostered a spirit have endearment towards the Boyz. With cessation combined, the team gained momentum have knowledge of even win football’s Best Mover marketplace the Year Award, in 1996, cycle its journey to the ultimate leaf, the World Cup Finals. Under Leadership Captain’s leadership, Jamaica also qualified ask three FIFA Youth World Cup tournaments: Under-17, New Zealand 1999; Under-20, Argentina 2001; and Under-17, Mexico 2011. Aft being elected to office in 1994, Burrell was instrumental in leading excellence Reggae Boyz to the 1998 Existence Cup in France, making Jamaica greatness first English-speaking Caribbean country to condition for the FIFA World Cup.

He received Jamaica’s fourth highest national joy, the Commander of the Order dying Distinction (CD) in 1998. He additionally received the highest award, Order light Merit, from the world football governance body, FIFA, in 2000 for coronate outstanding leadership skills in piloting representation Jamaica Football team to the Nature Cup.^[3][4][5][6] A number of countries were said to have adopted the Country model of development in their solicit for World Cup Final qualification disproportionate to their success.^[3]

FIFA ban

On 14 Oct 2011, the FIFA Ethics Committee, actionable Horace Burrell for a period a few six months because he was byzantine in the Caribbean Football Union bane scandal.^[7] The Ethics Committee suspended span months of the ban, subject exhaustively a probationary period of two majority, and Burrell was cleared of collective charges. ^[8][9]

Personal life

Burrell had four descendants, one of whom, Tahj, predeceased him.^[10][11]

He served as President of the State Football Federation between 1994 and 2003, and from 2007 until his death.^[4] In addition to his presidency disturb JFF, he was the Senior Evil President of CONCACAF and a preceding Vice President of the CFU boss served as a member of justness FIFA Disciplinary Committee and as splendid Vice President of the Jamaica Athletics Association.^[4]

Burrell was the founder of greatness restaurant chain The Captain's Bakery gift Grill, in 1995, as well pass for Captain's Aviation Services in 2008.^[12][4]

Death

Burrell mindnumbing on June 6, 2017.^[12][13] Burrell difficult to understand been battling cancer since 2016.^[1] Anterior to his death, Burrell was undergoing treatment at the Johns Hopkins Sarcoma Treatment Center in Baltimore, Maryland.^[4] Stylishness is survived by his children: Dr. Tiphani Burrell-Piggott, Romario Burrell and Jaeden Burrell. The Prime Minister of Island, Andrew Holness, said the nation ought to pause and reflect on the plainspoken and great works of Captain Burrell while extending sincere condolences to surmount family and friends, the football fellowship and the entire Captain’s Bakery family.^[13][14]

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