Cam Nancarrow

Cam Nancarrow
Country  Australia
Born April 9, 1945 (1945-04-09) (age 66)
Sydney
Turned Pro 1973
Men's Singles
Highest ranking 2

Cam Nancarrow, born 9 April 1945 in Sydney,[1] is a former squash player from Australia, who was one of the game's leading players in the 1960s and 1970s. He won the World Amateur Individual Championship in 1967, having finished runner-up in that competition in 1967 and 1971. He was also runner-up at the British Open in 1969 and 1977. In March 2008, he was added to the Squash Australia Hall of Fame.[2]

The name Nancarrow is of Cornish origin meaning "valley of the deer".[3]

References

  1. ^ Cam Nancarrow at Squash Info, Retrieved 20 dec 2011
  2. ^ Article at squashsite.co.uk Retrieved 20 Dec 2011
  3. ^ White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.