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Roy was a well-known umpire on Vancouver Island and throughout the Lower Mainland in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. He umpired at a high level at a time when the island, and many other regions of BC, were still affiliated with Little League baseball. This included umpiring at the highest level in Canadian Little League, the Canadian championships final game.

 

Roy was admired for inspiring young umpires as he coached them on the field and was very much a player’s umpire as he always encouraged the players. He was known for his trademark strike call – extending his right arm pointing outward and followed by an upward first pump.

 

For decades, he was a fixture with the Chemainus and District Baseball Association, umpiring thousands of games. For a time this tradition was carried on by his son Kary.

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He was inducted in the North Cowichan Sports Wall of Fame in 2022

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Sources:

Article from North Cowichan Sports Wall of Fame Inductees

 

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