Sport: Trap Shooting
Year of Induction: 2012
Sport: Trap Shooting
Year of Induction: 2012
Roy, whose family lived in Raleigh Township, was born at the Chatham Public Hospital and moved into Chatham when he was two years-old. He attended Chatham Vocational School and afterwards worked at the C&D Sugar Plant and then International Harvester until his retirement.
In 1965, Roy took up trapshooting, enjoyed it, and became very expert at it winning close to 200 championships in local, provincial, national and international events. These included four provincial, six national titles and four titles at the prestigious Grand American World Trapshooting Championships.
Ontario Provincial Trapshooting Association Championships
Canadian Trapshooting Championships
Amateur Trapshooting Association – Grand American Championships
This is one of the oldest and most unique sporting events in the world. Begun in 1893, it attracts nearly 7000 competitors for the 11-day event which since 2006 has been held each August in Sparta, Illinois.
Additional Achievements
Roy now lives in Petrolia and still competes in local competitions representing the Dresden Shooting Club.