Jack Gilmour netted a goal Hampden as a young man, and in later life, scored a string of bowling successes across Dundee and Angus.
During his time with Brechin City, Jack put one past Queen’s Park at their famous home. He took up bowling after football and won almost every local trophy available.
Jack, who has died aged 87, was champion of champions in both Dundee city and Angus.
He was a member of Baxter Park Bowling Club for more than 50 years where he was repeated singles champions.
Dundee FC
Sport ran in his family. His father was Dundee FC and Scotland player Jock Gilmour. He turned out 369 times for the Dark Blues, played in the 1925 Scottish Cup final and was part of the team that beat Barcelona and Real Madrid during the 1924 Iberian tour.
Jock later had a short spell playing at Yeovil, Montrose and Brechin before signing for Dundee United.
United
Although his father had been a Dundee great who always had to vie for a place against David Napper Thomson, Jack became a Dundee United supporter.
Jack Gilmour was born at 141 Clepington Road, Dundee, to Jock, who came from Bellshill, and his wife Ella. He had one brother, Tom.
Education was at Clepington primary school and Stobswell secondary school, which he left aged 15.
National Service
After a spell working at Briggs, Jack was called up for National Service with the RAF and was attached to Nato at St John’s Wood, London.
While in London, Jack played football for Watford.
He returned to clerical work at Briggs in Dundee and in 1955, met his future wife, Sheila Lamb, at the JM Ballroom.
They were engaged the year later and married at Ogilvy Church, Stobswell, in 1957.
Jack was a skilled footballer with junior sides Osborne and Invergowrie and signed for Brechin City. He took pride in scoring a goal at Hampden against Queen’s Park, owners of the home of Scottish football.
During the 1960s, Jack worked at NCR, again in clerical work, and towards the end of the decade worked on one of the first computers.
He took redundancy in 1974 and joined what was to become Tayside Contracts at its base in Clepington Road where he remained for 15 years until his retiral.
It was during the late 1960s that Jack joined Baxter Park Bowling Club.
Honoured
In 2017, he was honoured for 50 years of membership and a hugely successful playing career.
He also served as president of both Baxter Park Bowling Club and the City of Dundee Bowling Association.
Jack and Sheila had three children, Fiona, Lynn and Susan, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.