US EditionEx-Premier League referee Uriah Rennie 'learning to walk again'
- Uriah Rennie, a former Premier League referee, is learning to walk again after being left paralysed from the waist down due to an inoperable neurological condition diagnosed while on holiday in Turkey.
- Rennie spent several months in hospital and is currently retraining his legs to regain mobility.
- Despite his condition, he continued to work from his hospital bed and is set to start his role as chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University in May.
- Rennie emphasized the importance of resilience and support from family, stating, 'It has made me resilient and forceful and I will never give up.
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Uriah Rennie made history when he became a Premier League referee (Picture: Getty) Uriah Rennie officiated more than 300 Premier League games but was forced to learn how to walk again after a rare condition left him paralysed from the waist down. Rennie, the Premier League’s first black referee, was once described as the ‘fittest’ match official in the game. With a background in kick-boxing and aikido, Rennie comfortably kept pace with Premier L…
Premier League icon, 65, learning to walk again after rare condition left him paralysed from waist down
Premier League icon, 65, learning to walk again after rare condition left him paralysed from waist down - Former Premier League referee Uriah Rennie has revealed his battle to walk again after being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition that left him paralysed from the waist down
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