Fred Horn (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1896 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 83–84) Torbay, England |
| Sport | |
| Club | Torquay BC |
Fred Horn (1896 – 1980) was an England international lawn bowler.[1]
Biography
Horn made his England international debut in 1949 and first captained England in 1954.[2] In 1951, he reached the final of the national pairs title, bowling with Ben Morgan for the Torquay Bowls club[3] and the following year in 1952 won the title.[4]
He competed for the England team[2] in the pairs at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Harold Shapland, where they finished in sixth place. He was an English international from 1949 to 1965.[5]
A retired tobacconist, he was living at St. Efrides Road in Torquay during 1959 and was a Devon county singles champion in 1949, 1950, 1954 and 1956.[6]
In 1967, he reached the final of the National singles but lost to 21–12 to Bill Irish.[7]
References
- ^ "England Athletes s". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ a b "England's Bowls Team for Empire Games". Nottingham Evening News. 13 February 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls surprie by Oxford pair". Daily Herald. 24 August 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pairs title for Torquay". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 22 August 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 127. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 119.
- ^ "English title for Irish". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1967. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.