Thomas Joseph “Tim” Turow

Born in Ukraine in 1908, Turow arrived in Preston in 1914. His life revolved around sport, first as a player and later as an organizer, coach and executive. As a player, he excelled in football, baseball and hockey. For twenty years, Turow was a baseball umpire. In 1948 he won the Ontario Five-Pin singles bowling championship, a most difficult achievement.

Turow was president of the Inter-county Baseball Association and also the Inter-county Umpires Association. For many years he was an executive member of each of these long established organizations. In addition, he was deeply involved in sports organizations in Preston as an organizer, manager and coach for many years.

The “Tim Turow” trophy is presented annually to the outstanding athlete in the City of Cambridge. Turow was inducted into the Cambridge Hall of Fame in 2001.