Remembering Brian “The Kid” Dummett

Picture shows: Standing left to right- Ken Corsbie, Peter Kaufman (coach), Sherton Lee (on vacation from University College of the West Indies), Sitting: Sandy McDonald, Chris Martins, Bull Bennett (Capt), Chris Spence, Brian Dummett, Front: Kay Franker (on vacation from Imperial College, Tropical Agriculture), and Stannie Devonish

By Charwayne Walker

In 1958, sixteen-year old Queen’s College (QC) student, Brain “The Kid” Dummett, was named British Guiana (BG) Basketball Player of the Year for his outstanding performances for the Dan River Panthers, the National Champions. In April 1960, then a member of the Dan River Panthers, he toured Suriname.