About Allan Skill Cole
Lived 1950 – 2025 (aged 74). Allan Skill Cole was a Jamaican association football player.
Allan Aloysius "Skill" Cole (14 October 1950 – 9 September 2025), was a Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented Jamaica at international level.
In addition to his football career, Cole was also the tour manager of the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley and his band The Wailers during the 1970s.
He appeared in three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for the Jamaica national team.
Music Cole is credited on Bob Marley and the Wailers' Rastaman Vibration album as co-writing the 1976 song "War", though according to The Guardian the lyrics were actually from a speech by Haile Selassie that Cole brought to Marley's attention.
Death Cole died on 9 September 2025, in Kingston, at the age of 74.
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Who was Allan Skill Cole?
footballer
When was Allan Skill Cole born?
Allan Skill Cole was born on 14 October 1950 in Kingston.
When did Allan Skill Cole die?
Allan Skill Cole died on 9 September 2025 in Kingston.
What was Allan Skill Cole's occupation?
Allan Skill Cole was an association football player.
What nationality was Allan Skill Cole?
Allan Skill Cole was Jamaican.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Allan Cole (footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Allan Skill Cole. https://biography.guide/allan-skill-cole/
MLA: "Allan Skill Cole." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/allan-skill-cole/.
Chicago: "Allan Skill Cole." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/allan-skill-cole/.
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