Harvey Lowe(1918-2009)

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Harvey Lowe won the world's first yo-yo championship in 1932. He experienced the early loss of his father, political and economic unrest, and a brain tumour. The yo-yo, which made him famous, helped him regain his identity.

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Harvey Lowe was born on 30 October 1918 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He died on 11 March 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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Self

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Yoyo champion 1932

2003

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Self - World First Yo-Yo Champion

2007

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State of Yo

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He won the first ever World Yo-Yo Championship at the Empire Theatre in London, England in 1932, collecting $4,600 in prize money.

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