Col Darrington Death – Dead | Passed Away – Obituary
Col Darrington Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Col Darrington.
Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.
This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.
Basketball Victoria would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Col Darrington, who passed away yesterday.
Basketball Victoria would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Col Darrington, who passed away yesterday.
https://t.co/iFTnarAmaD— Basketball Victoria (@Basketball_Vic) August 4, 2020
My condolences to all the Darrington family on the passing of their brother Col Darrington😭
Joe N Kate Maureen Wilksch Dawn Wood
Bill Darrington Michael Darrington Mark Darrington & Glen Darrington💕💕
All my love to you all ♥️
Also my condolences to Col’s kids Scott Darrington, Lee Leeroy Darrington, Jay Darrington & Ben Darrington
Thinking of you all
All my love at this sad time
Col Darrington
25+ years ago a skinny kid with big ears arrived in Geelong and somehow ended up on Rovers team coached by Col.
From that day on he would go onto influence my life like only a few have.
He would push me on and off the court to better and give me every opportunity to succeed.
From the inaugural Geelong Basketball Academy, getting me into NITP trainings, all those hours he spent over school holidays with myself, Aaron and the 2 Leanne’s making us better whilst asking for nothing in return.
Off the court I would get extra work to do, coaching courses, watching tapes, drawing up plays and practice plans, anything I needed to succeed.
I still remember all those things clearly, I use the same drills and tell my players off for the same things he would tell me off for.
He was tough but fair and we always had a bit of fun along the way.
When I finished playing it was only a matter of time before moving into coaching and again he was there, I would still ask questions whenever I saw him and he would always take the time to say hi and have a chat, whether in the middle of training session or down at the local shops.
He is truly a great person and I was very lucky to have him as part of my life.
I will miss him and I can’t (Yes Col, that word does exist) can’t believe I won’t get to see him again.
Look & See; Listen & Hear.
Rest In Peace Col.
The Geelong Basketball Family is tonight mourning the passing of long time Coach and personality Col Darrington
Col was a much loved member of the Geelong basketball family for many, many years and his impact on so many players both past and present cannot be underestimated.
Col’s loss will be strongly felt across the region and our deepest sympathies go to his family at this sad time.
RIP Col.
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.