Sylvio cator biography of christopher jackson

Great story Frank. Thanks for sharing. Here's hoping that things get better, and soon. The stadium is phenomenal. Saturday, January 16, Sylvio Cator: Haitian hero. Outside Haiti, the name Sylvio Cator means little. To Haitians, though, he is the namesake of their national stadium. Mention Stade Sylvio Cator to Haitians and they will usually smile, remembering a place which served as a platform to launch the country into the world's sporting consciousness in the s.

Now, the stadium is being used to treat victims of Tuesday's earthquake.

Sylvio Cator was an international star long before the UP fetishized him.

There is no bigger edifice in Port-au-Prince. There is probably no greater symbol of the spirit of the Haitain people. Sylvio Cator was one of the most remarkable athletes of the last century. Cator captained the Haiti national team in soccer and also long-jumped nearly 25 feet, winning a silver medal in the Olympics in Paris. I thought of Cator when watching Bob Beamon play in a celebrity soccer game at the Copa Latina in Miami a few years ago.

Beamon, though considered an almost supernatural athlete when he long-jumped 29 feet, 2 inches, was one of the worst soccer players I've ever seen.