Barrington 'Cobra' Gaynor is dead
Published:Saturday | March 19, 2011 | 12:30 PM
Former national defender, Barrington 'Cobra' Gaynor is dead.
Gaynor died this morning at the Westchester Medical Centre in the United States, after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as the Lou Gehrig's disease.
The disease had made him wheelchair bound since 2008.
45 year old Gaynor was a member of the Camperdown High School's triple winning 1982 urban area Manning, Walker Cup and all-island Olivier Shield team.
His most notable accomplishments as a player was being a member of Jamaica's historic team which won the Shell Caribbean Cup in 1991 and which placed third at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1993.
The Gleaner and Power 106 news and sports staff extend condolences to the bereaved family and friends.