Robert A. Cowan (born c. 1947) is a Scottish curler, journalist, curling historian, blogger.

At the national level, he is a 1983 Scottish men's champion curler.

He is the co-founder of The Curling History Blog (co-founded in 2008 with David B. SmithDavid B. Smith died in 2015), one of the main sources about curling history (mainly in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and Europe). He is the author of several books about curling history.

At the time of the 1983 World Championships he was a part-time sports writer for the Glasgow Herald and a lecturer in clinical biochemistry at the University of Glasgow.

Teams Men's Season Skip Third Second Lead Events 1980–81 Graeme P. Adam Ken J. Horton Robert A. Cowan Robin J. Copland EdInt 1981 1981–82 Graeme P. Adam Ken J. Horton Andrew McQuistin Robert A. Cowan EdInt 1982 1982–83 Graeme Adam Ken Horton Andrew McQuistin Bob Cowan SMCC 1983 (5th)

Mixed Season Skip Third Second Lead Events 1979–80 Graeme Adam Kerr Graham Carolyn Hibberd Bob Cowan Alison Brown SMxCC 1980

References

Further reading Curling and the Silver Broom: the story of the World Curling Championship (1985). Bob Cowan, 174 pages, ,

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