Stan Espie

Thomas Stanley Espie, known as Stan, was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler who lived from 1934 until 16 November 2017. He represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978 and in Edinburgh in 1986, competing in the singles both times. For Ireland he took part in the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and four years later won the triples gold medal at the 1984 championship in Aberdeen, partnering Sammy Allen and Jim Baker. By trade he was an insurance agent. He won Irish national titles indoors and was runner-up in the pairs at the 1974 Irish National Bowls Championships.