Harvey Lowe

Harvey Lowe was one of the first Yo-Yo demonstrators for the Cheerio Yo-Yo company of Canada. Harvey at age 13 won the 1932 World Yo-Yo championships hosted by Cheerio in London England beating out the legendary Canadian Joe Young. It has been said that his hands were insured by Cheerio for $150,000. Since that time he continued to play and demonstrate the yo-yo. He made multiple television appearances including the 1989 Smothers Brothers special which featured several legendary yo-yo players. He made many appearances in the “Return of the Yo-Yo Traveling Show” in 1990. He also made an appearance in the movie (documentary) “Who is Albert Woo.” In 2000 he was honored as the grand Marshal of the world yo-yo championships.

He was a Chinese Canadian Community Radio Pioneer and hosted the first Chinese Canadian radio program “Call of China” on CJOR Vancouver from 1951 to 1965;

In 2008, local producer/director Jason Karman created a documentary called “State of Yo” featuring Harvey and another Hall of Famer – Red Robinson. Harvey died on March 11, 2009