Olympian Kevin Nunis dies
KUALA LUMPUR: Olympian Kevin Nunis alias Muhammad Khairy Nunis Abdullah died today after he was warded at KL General hospital for 42 days.
The former national hockey player from Seremban was 65.
Kevin represented Malaysia from 1978 to 1989, and featured in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Kevin had coached several states and was assistant to national coach Terry Walsh He also coached in Singapore from 2000 to 2012.
He leaves behind his wife, three children and three grand children. Two of his grandsons, aged 12 and 10, are hockey players.
Kevin's son, Karl Iskandar is a sports journalist and Kevin's brother, Graig, is also a sports journalist.
Former Olympian and World Cupper Datuk Poon Fook Loke said Kevin's death was a great lost to the nation.
"He was a nippy forward and was a great player. He was my roommate when we went for a European tour in 1984."
National Hockey Development Programme technical director S. Velappan said Kevin was a coach under the NHDP based at Bukit Jalil from 2023.
"I had known him since I was called for national training for the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. He was a brother to me as he guided me in training. He was soft spoken and cheerful. Kevin had dedicated all his life to hockey as a player and as a national coach. We will miss him," said Velappan.
Olympian Maninderjit Singh said: "The victories, defeats, and shared moments become the tapestry of a life well-lived by my fellow Olympian Kevin Nunis.
"Great coach and a renowned top player in Malaysia which equals to one of the hockey legends in Malaysian hockey!
"Superb striking skill in a circle and his cheeky jokes off the field were the best remembered. A true champion, always in our hearts. Gone, but his spirit of competition lives on.
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