Richard Corsie

Richard Corsie MBE (born 27 November 1966) is a Scottish bowls player, widely considered to be among the best bowls players of all time.[1] Corsie won the World Indoor Singles bowls championship 3 times during his career[2] and the Commonwealth Gold Medal in 1994 beating his long time nemesis and friend Tony Allcock in the final.[3]

Corsie was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1] BBC - New Champions 1990- 1999
  2. ^ [2] Scottish Indoor Bowls Organisation - FACTS
  3. ^ [3] BBC - A Sporting Nation
  4. ^ "Six sporting legends honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. 16 March 2010. http://www.sshf.co.uk/news/six_sporting_legends_honoured_scottish_sports_hall_fame. Retrieved 17 August 2010.