Rennie Logan Explained

Rennie Logan
Birth Date:1928 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kirkliston, West Lothian
Club:Kirkliston BC

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
  2. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Book: Newby, Donald. Bowls Yearbook. 1991. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  4. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. News: The day Sir Stanley Matthews came to Kirkliston . 4 August 2018 . Linlithgow Gazette . 8 January 2010. en.
  6. Web site: Logan was legend. 30 January 2012 . The Scotsman.
  7. Web site: 2011 Atlantic Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php . 2011-10-31 . World Bowls Ltd. 19 May 2021.