Patrick John has contributed to the development of football as both a national player for some 14 years and as an administrator. President of the Dominica Football Federation since 1992, inducted into the Dominica Hall of Fame in 1998, John has had a profound impact on football in the Commonwealth of Dominica, CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union. In 2004, his extensive body of work for this country, his region and his confederation was recognized when he was a recipient of the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit.