The American tourists commemorative badge
Left to right: Tom Sneddon, Cambusbarron B C
and Bob Bowling American Lawn Bowling Association
Click on this photo to enlarge it
This plaque has pride of place in our clubhouse and the inscription
reads:
"In Memory of John "Colin"
Sneddon 1903 - 1974
As a young adult, Colin Sneddon left
Cambusbarron, Scotland and emigrated to the United States. He often
returned to his native Scotland and it was on one of those visits that he
donated the Sneddon Trophy to the Cambusbarron Bowling Club.
Throughout his years as a bowler he won
championships in all categories. His most outstanding accomplishments
were:
1963 and 1968 United States
National Championship
1963
Western Ontario Canadian Championship
Detroit East Side Lawn Bowling Club President
Inducted - Nov 20, 1974
Michigan Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
Donated by his daughters Christine Overfield and
Elizabeth Grahl 1986"
Sneddon Trophy Winners
| Year |
Nominated Club |
Lead |
Second |
Skip |
| 1957 |
Spitttalmyre |
A Stewart |
W Anderson |
W Cunningham |
| 1958 |
Spitttalmyre |
R McGilvary |
W Anderson |
A Stewart |
| 1959 |
Cambusbarron |
A White |
D J Scott |
N Campbell |
| 1960 |
Balfron |
J Walker(Jnr) |
J McLintock |
F Hailstones |
| 1961 |
Balfron |
J Walker(Jnr) |
J McLintock |
F Hailstones |
| 1962 |
Stirling |
R B Taylor |
P A Miller |
N Thornton |
| 1963 |
Balfron |
D Brown |
J Yuill |
R McKay |
| 1964 |
Stirling |
A M McCallum |
J D Ferguson |
R Wood |
| 1965 |
Balfron |
D Allan |
W Landells |
D Thomson |
| 1966 |
Nethertown |
A Johnston |
A Y Russel |
P Anderson |
| 1967 |
Balfron |
A Miller |
J Yuill |
D Fleming |
| 1968 |
Bannockburn |
A Morgan |
A McWhinney |
J Ferguson |
| 1969 |
Bannockburn |
W McPherson |
R Stevenson |
J McKechnie |
| 1970 |
Polmaise |
H Kirkwood |
A Buchanan |
H Haughie |
| 1971 |
Stirling |
T Melrose |
T Rae |
D Polock |
| 1972 |
Spitttalmyre |
W Craig |
W Cunningham |
J Smith |
| 1973 |
Cambusbarron |
A Morrison |
R Stevenson |
J Sherriff |
| 1974 |
Stirling |
A Bullions |
R Stevenson |
J Sherriff |
| 1975 |
Denny |
W Craig |
R Mc Donald |
A Sutherland |
| 1976 |
Spitttalmyre |
R Morrison |
W Landells |
R R McLean |
| 1977 |
Spitttalmyre |
A Roy |
R Wilkie |
G Giannandrea |
| 1978 |
Bannockburn |
I Maitland |
A M Meldrum |
J Shaw |
| 1979 |
Spitttalmyre |
R Hamilton |
S McFarlane |
J McCormack |
| 1980 |
Polmaise |
J Weldon |
D Buchan |
J Blevins |
| 1981 |
Bridge of Allan |
J Bowman |
J Purvis |
J Blevins |
| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
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| 1984 |
Stirling |
W White |
B Weir |
R Bruce |
| 1985 |
Spitttalmyre |
A Mason |
R Paton |
F Bisset |
| 1986 |
Cambusbarron |
G Neil |
F Beattie |
R Skene |
| 1987 |
Bannockburn |
G Brown |
R McIntyre |
R McBrier |
| 1988 |
Stirling |
W White |
B Weir |
R Bruce |
| 1989 |
Cambusbarron |
A McFadyen |
F Beattie |
R Skene |
| 1990 |
Polmaise |
J Bone |
A Buchanan |
R Fulton |
| 1991 |
Bannockburn |
R Scott |
A Meldrum |
J Carroll |
| 1992 |
Cambusbarron |
J McEwan |
N Forbes |
A Wilson |
| 1993 |
Polmaise |
J Bone |
A Buchanan |
R Fulton |
| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
Denny |
W Ferguson |
W Hutchison |
J Grant |
| 1997 |
Stirling |
A Henderson |
P Neilson |
H Letford |
| 1998 |
Tullibody |
D Sneddon |
J Pillick |
J Flanagan |
| 1999 |
Cambusbarron |
H Peattie |
A Black |
G Pirie |
| 2000 |
Bannockburn |
T Newlands |
R Kennedy |
A McKay |
| 2001 |
Cambusbarron |
J Wilkie |
J Stockesley |
J McFarlane |
| 2002 |
Cambusbarron |
R Begg |
H Stark |
J McLuskie |
| 2003 |
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