Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. The Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association posted Sunday on X that “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee,

Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, has been described as a “special person who put everyone before himself” following his death at the age of 65.

Premier League referee Uriah Rennie dies aged 65 as tributes paid to ‘pioneer and trailblazer’ - Rennie officiated over 300 top-flight matches and was the first black Premier League referee