Kenny Logan
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Birth name | Kenneth McKerrow Logan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 (including Reuben) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth McKerrow Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a retired
Early life
Logan was born on 3 April 1972 in Stirling, Scotland. As a schoolboy, Logan had football trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at sixteen and began his rugby career with his hometown club Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.[1][failed verification]
Club career
Logan played for the amateur provincial side
As the Full Back named for Warriors first match as a professional team - against
In 1997, Logan joined Wasps for his first season in English rugby. Logan was with Wasps for seven seasons. Whilst at Wasps he helped them win the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 1999 and 2000; he was a replacement in the 1999 final but started and scored a try and a conversion in 2000.[2][3] He also helped Wasps win the 2002–03 Premiership Final.[4] In 2004, he re-signed for Glasgow before joining London Scottish after a season. He retired from playing in 2005.[5]
International career
Logan played for Scotland A.
Personal life
Logan was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child and found solace in playing sports.[7] He attended Wallace High School but left without sitting for his final exams.[8]
Logan dated newsreader
Logan and his wife took part in the fifth series of the
Logan and his wife are past presidents of the children's charity Sparks.[14][15] In 2009, Logan and Sparks joined forces to organise an annual mass-participation event entitled Logan's Challenge.
In August 2014, Logan was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[16]
Logan supports Rangers F.C.[17]
In 2022, Logan, at his wife's suggestion, had a Well Man health check that unexpectedly revealed he was in the very early stages of prostate cancer and the medical diagnosis recommendation was to remove his entire prostate to prevent the further spread of cancer. The operation was successful.[18][19][20][21]
Honours
- Scottish Premiership: 1994–95
- Anglo Welsh Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000
- 2002−03,
References
- ^ "Stirling County - History". stirlingcounty-rfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Wasps win Cup at last". BBC. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Wasps deny Saints cup double". BBC. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Wasps romp to title". BBC. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Logan to end career against Scots". BBC Sport. 20 April 2005.
- ^ Leith, Bill (29 December 1992). "Rugby Union: Munro a power in Scots scrum". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Learning to read at 34 is Kenny Logan's best win". The Daily Telegraph. 9 February 2008.
- Times Educational Supplement. Archived from the originalon 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Brown, Rob (16 February 1998). "Hot news: Kirsty's in Vogue". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Vallely, Paul (1 July 2006). "Kirsty Young: Island queen". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Logan's love match". BBC News. 20 July 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Conway, Juliet (12 October 2012). "My London". Evening Standard magazine. London. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Tweedie, Katrina (9 November 2005). "Our First Family Christmas: Kenny and Gabby Logan". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Gabby Logan". Speakerscorner.co.uk.
- ^ "Kenny Logan at the SPARKS Property Bang, held at the Royal Berkshire..." Getty Images.
- ^ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. London. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Ferguson, John (3 May 2008). "Rangers' celebrity supporters out in force for UEFA Cup final". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ Gabby Logan (7 September 2022). "Kenny Logan | The Prostate Episode". The Midpoint (Podcast) – via Spotify.
- ^ "The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: E191: Gabby Logan Opens Up About Her Heartbreaking Past on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Kyriacou, Adam (6 September 2022). "Kenny Logan: Scotland legend treated for prostate cancer".
- ^ "Gabby Logan shares husband's 'emotional' prostate cancer diagnosis story". The Independent. 7 September 2022.
Further reading
- Logan, Kenny (2010). Just for Kicks: The Autobiography. ISBN 9780755319701.
External links
- Wasps profile
- Kenny Logan at ESPNscrum
- Sporting Heroes entry for Kenny Logan
- Participant in Leading Works 'Sporting Legends Programme' - Leading Works Enjoy Making an Impact