Kenny Logan

Kenneth McKerrow Logan (born 3 April 1972 in Stirling, Scotland) is a rugby union footballer who plays wing for London Scottish and formerly Scotland.

As a schoolboy Logan had soccer trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at 16 and began his rugby career with Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17. He gained his first cap for Scotland in 1992 against Australia. For the first professional season of 1996/97 he joined Wasps, where he spent seven years. In the summer of 2004, he signed for Glasgow and in September 2005 made his debut for London Scottish.

Having won 70 caps over 13 years, he retired from international rugby union after the 2003 World Cup.

Despite being a goalkicker for London Wasps, Logan's international goal kicking record is much poorer; probably due to the pressures of the international arena.

Kenny and his wife "Gabby Logan" took part in the fifth series of the BBC celebrity dancing programme "Strictly Come Dancing" Kenny was partnered with Ola and Gabby was partnered with James Jordan. Both Gabby and Kenny, and Ola and James are married. Despite poor dances and low scores Kenny managed to last till Week 9 coming fifth. Gabby was eliminated, coming 12th.

Logan has been compared to the comic character Desperate Dan, due to the shape of his jaw. [Citation
title =Strictly Come Dancing
newspaper =tvscoop
date =2007-10-08
url =http://www.tvscoop.tv/2007/10/tv_review_stric_2.html ]

Personal life

Logan dated newsreader Kirsty Young for three years, before marrying TV presenter Gabby Logan. [Citation
last =Vallely
first =Paul
title =Kirsty Young: Island queen
newspaper =The Independent
date =2006-07-01
url =http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1151987.ece
accessdate =2007-10-21 ] The couple live in London, and after undergoing IVF treatment, on 28 July 2005 she gave birth to twins. [Citation
last =Tweedie
first =Katrina
title =Our First Family Christmas: Kenny and Gabby Logan
newspaper =The Daily Record
date =2005-11-09
url =http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tm_objectid=16347920&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=our-first-family-christmas--kenny-and-gabby-logan-name_page.html ] Reuben McKerrow was born at 11.40pm; Lois Maya was born 12 minutes later. McKerrow is the maiden name of Kenny's mother Elizabeth.

Logan suffered from a severe form of dyslexia but received successful treatment for it from the recently-collapsed Dore Program. [Citation |last=Logan |first=Kenny |title=How I tackled 30 years of secret shame |newspaper=The Times |date =2005-10-13 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/scotland/article578354.ece ] Dore paid Logan for some of his promotional work cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/24/1 |last=Goldacre |first=Ben |authorlink=Ben Goldacre |publisher=The Guardian |date=24 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-24 |title=How to market a miracle cure ] and Logan is now a non-executive director of Dore's holding company and helps builds contacts in the sporting community. [Citation |title=Camden Holdings - The Dore Holding Company |url=http://www.myomancy.com/2008/05/camden-holdings-the-dore-holding-company |accessdate=2008-05-24 ] These facts weren't always made clear in interviews where he endorsed this controversial treatment program.

References

External links

* [http://www.wasps.co.uk/PlayerDisplaySS.ink?skip=20&squadno=1410&season=02/03&seasonl=2002/2003&Playertype=P Wasps profile]
* [http://www.planet-rugby.com/stats/players/player_details.phtml/p_r/ENG?playerCode=SLO5&search_text=Kenny%20Logan&navCode=&tm1Code=%&setCode=archive Planet Rugby entry for Kenny Logan]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=600 Sporting Heroes entry for Kenny Logan]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4467141.stm Logan to end career against Scots] - BBC Rugby
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBNTrV1AkY Participant in Leading Works 'Sporting Legends Programme'] - Leading Works Enjoy Making an Impact