City Council Endorses Plan to Name Knights of Columbus Park Bowl in Honour of Lacrosse Legend Bobby Allan
/By Scott Arnold
One of Peterborough’s most accomplished lacrosse figures could soon have his name permanently attached to a landmark community facility.
city council moving forward with plans to honour legend bobby allan (screenshot via cogeco yourtv documentary, peterborough lacrosse 150)
Peterborough City Council has endorsed a Notice of Motion to rename the new bowl at Knights of Columbus Park as the Bobby Allan Bowl.
The motion comes as the park undergoes major upgrades, including improvements to the bowl’s floor and boards.
renovations are underway at the knights of columbus park on park street, near townsend (photo by scott arnold)
Supporters of the renaming note that Allan grew up just a few blocks from Knights of Columbus Park and spent much of his youth playing lacrosse there before going on to become one of the sport’s most celebrated players and coaches.
Allan’s accomplishments include induction into the Peterborough and District Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1974 and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, where he became the first lacrosse player to receive the honour.
As a player, Allan won four Mann Cup championships with Peterborough teams in 1954, 1956, 1962 and 1966.
His success continued behind the bench, coaching box lacrosse in both Peterborough and Philadelphia before leading Canada’s national field lacrosse team to a world championship in Manchester in 1970. He later guided the Peterborough Lakers to a Mann Cup title in 1973.
once renovations are complete, the new bowl at knight of columbus park could be named the bobby allan bowl in honour of the local lacrosse star (photo by scott arnold)
