Hutt Valley Sports Awards Sir Ron Scott Honorary Presentation
Presented by Steve Hansen at the 2017 Hutt Valley Sports Awards, 18 May 2017.
"“There are different kinds of gifts but the same spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.”
Sir Ron Scott was a gift to our Nation, a visionary, he was passionate, astute and highly respected International Ambassasdor on behalf of New Zealand.
He was chairman of the 1974 Commonwealth Games organising committee, which was and still is the only Commonwealth Games to make a profit. He went on to become çhef de mission with the 1984 New Zealand Olympic team to Los Angeles.
As a young boy growing up in Christchurch at the time I well remember the impact the games had on our country. Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip attending alongside Sir Ron is an image and memory we all look back on fondly. He was part of the foundation group that established the then Hilary Commission now known as Sport New Zealand and also an integral part of
setting up the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
He chaired the establishment trust behind New Zealand’s first America’s Cup challenge in 1983. In recent times he was involved in securing the new Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
During his long, illustrious and brilliant life he was a broadcaster, an advertiser, a sportsman, coach and a leader of unparalleled success in our sporting and arts communities. He refereed, played and coached rugby.
In spite of living in Upper Hutt he remained a one-eyed Cantabrian and staunch supporter of the Crusaders. He was a proud, patriotic New Zealander who achieved a great deal in his life time.
Tonight we remember the late Sir Ron Scott who passed away at the Sommerset Rest Home in Upper Hutt in August last year. He was 88 years old.
We say a prayer for his life, we say a prayer for his family and we remember his legacy."
Contact:
Derek Wilshere, Secretary/Convener Judging Panel Hutt Valley Sports Awards,
0274 303596, [email protected]
Sir Ron Scott was a gift to our Nation, a visionary, he was passionate, astute and highly respected International Ambassasdor on behalf of New Zealand.
He was chairman of the 1974 Commonwealth Games organising committee, which was and still is the only Commonwealth Games to make a profit. He went on to become çhef de mission with the 1984 New Zealand Olympic team to Los Angeles.
As a young boy growing up in Christchurch at the time I well remember the impact the games had on our country. Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip attending alongside Sir Ron is an image and memory we all look back on fondly. He was part of the foundation group that established the then Hilary Commission now known as Sport New Zealand and also an integral part of
setting up the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
He chaired the establishment trust behind New Zealand’s first America’s Cup challenge in 1983. In recent times he was involved in securing the new Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
During his long, illustrious and brilliant life he was a broadcaster, an advertiser, a sportsman, coach and a leader of unparalleled success in our sporting and arts communities. He refereed, played and coached rugby.
In spite of living in Upper Hutt he remained a one-eyed Cantabrian and staunch supporter of the Crusaders. He was a proud, patriotic New Zealander who achieved a great deal in his life time.
Tonight we remember the late Sir Ron Scott who passed away at the Sommerset Rest Home in Upper Hutt in August last year. He was 88 years old.
We say a prayer for his life, we say a prayer for his family and we remember his legacy."
Contact:
Derek Wilshere, Secretary/Convener Judging Panel Hutt Valley Sports Awards,
0274 303596, [email protected]
