Percy Perry

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Percy Adolphus Perry (June 12, 1930 – January 5, 2005) was a Canadian track and field coach from Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Perry was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and played on Trinidad's national soccer team before immigrating to Canada. Perry worked for the city of New Westminster, British Columbia, and was involved in the design for the New Westminster Quay boardwalk.

Perry took over as head coach of Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field club in 1989 when it was on the verge of folding. He stablized the club's operations, and then worked as an advisor for the construction of Town Centre Stadium, which the Cheetahs moved to after the 1991 B.C. Summer Games. During Perry's tenure with the Cheetahs, the club produced five Canadian Olympians, including Perry's daughter, Tara Self.

Perry was a past member of the B.C. Athletics board of directors, and founded the Cheetahs' Jesse Bent Memorial Invitational track and field meet.

Perry died of cancer on Wednesday, January 5th, 2005. Town Centre Stadium was renamed to Percy Perry Stadium later in the year. Perry was inducted into the B.C. Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.