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 first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association said on Sunday.

A Legacy of Courage and Change in the Premier LeagueUriah Rennie was never one to blend into the background. Not as a referee and certainly not as a figure in English football history.