Billy Pimley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Born | 24 November 1919 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 30 May 2023 (aged 103) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Falls BC |
William "Billy" Pimley (24 November 1919 – 30 May 2023) was an international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
Pimley was educated at St Malachy's College and was a member of the Falls Bowls Club in Belfast[2][3] and made his international debut in 1971.[4]
Pimley was a three-times runner-up in the Irish National Bowls Championships; in the singles behind David Marchant of Leinster in 1972 and the pairs in 1968 and 1969.[5][6]
Pimley represented the Northern Irish team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[7] where he competed in the pairs event,[8] with Billy Tate.[9]
In November 2019 he visited his old school shortly before celebrating his 100th birthday.[10]
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "The Team". Ireland's Saturday Night. 14 July 1973. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pimley takes a winning stand". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 130. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 139–141. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Christchurch contenders". Belfast Telegraph. 6 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Magnificent Seven". Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 January 1974. p. 8. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "William Pimley (99) travels down memory lane". Irish News. Retrieved 2 January 2026.