ALOR STAR, Sept 21 — Sepak takraw legend Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor died of liver and bone cancer this morning. He was 71.
Abdul Rahman died in the presence of his wife, Wan Rodziah Wan Ismail, and only son, Azlan, at 10.40am in Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB).
Azlan said his father was admitted to a private hospital on September 14 for being unwell and was later diagnosed with stage four liver and bone cancer.
Abdul Rahman was admitted to HSB yesterday after his health deteriorated.
“My late father was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago but he recovered to live an active lifestyle by playing golf,” he said when met at his house in Taman Seri Manis, here, today.
Azlan thanked the Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB) for their concern and financial assistance.
Abdul Rahman, who was a tekong, led the Malaysian team to the sepak takraw gold medal in the 1965 Kuala Lumpur South-east Asian Peninsular (Seap) Games.
He was also a respected coach and responsible for training national players including the legendary Adnan Saidin.
A colleague, Khalid Bakar, 69, said Malaysia has lost a sepak takraw figure who devoted his entire life to the sport.
“We were in the Kedah team who won three trophies, the Tun Razak Cup, the Khir Johari Gold Cup and the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup in 1969,” he added. — Bernama
