TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY STC ATHLETICS COACH MR. BROOKIE D'SILVA ON HIS 104th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Brookie was the ninth of 13 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hector D’Silva. Hector, like Brookie and his brothers, was an Old Thomian. Brookie attended STC as a student from 1927 to 1936 and was a boarder (Miller House) during his final years. He won College Colours in Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming and Water Polo. A Public Schools Shot Put Champion in 1936, he went to become the Ceylon National Javelin Champion and Record Holder.

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