Carlyle McNeil Eugene Crockwell MBE was a FIFA-certified Bermudian football referee.
11 Facts About Carlyle Crockwell
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Crockwell was born in Bermuda in 1932, a great-grandson of the first Crockwell to settle in the British Overseas Territory, Barbados-born seaman and steam-engineer Robert Nathaniel Crockwell.
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Carlyle Crockwell's father, named Robert Nathaniel Crockwell, served in the BMA from 1938 through the Second World War, as did Carlyle Crockwell himself and his brother Jerome A Crockwell throughout the 1950s.
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Carlyle Crockwell continued to be involved with military affairs even after his discharge.
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Carlyle Crockwell remained in Government service, working as an officer of Her Majesty's Prison Service, Bermuda.
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Carlyle Crockwell brought his military discipline to football, becoming a long-serving member of the Bermuda Referees Association.
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Carlyle Crockwell refereed Bermuda Football Association matches in Bermuda, as well as World Cup qualifiers for FIFA, the Pan American Games, and matches sanctioned by CONCACAF.
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Carlyle Crockwell was appointed an Honorary Vice-President of the Bermuda Football Association, and in 2001 an Honorary Life Vice-President.
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Many of Carlyle Crockwell's relatives have been active in football and other sports in Bermuda.
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Carlyle Crockwell's cousin, Custerfield Desmond Crockwell, was a noted local boxer and cricket player.
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Carlyle Crockwell died after a lengthy illness on 28 June 2015.