Rennie Logan

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Rennie Logan
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born(1928-11-03)3 November 1928
Kirkliston, West Lothian
Died21 December 2003(2003-12-21) (aged 75)
Sport
ClubKirkliston BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Worthing fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Worthing team

A R 'Rennie' Logan (1928-2003) was a former Scottish international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

He won a silver medal in the fours at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. [2] [3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). [4]

Family

His sons Raymond, Eric and Kenny Logan were all capped by Scotland. Another son, Gordon Logan, played in the English Football League for Port Vale. [5] Nicknamed the Laughing Cavalier he died in 2003. [6] His grandson Grant Logan won gold at the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships. [7]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. "The day Sir Stanley Matthews came to Kirkliston". Linlithgow Gazette. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. "Logan was legend". The Scotsman. 30 January 2012.
  7. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.