Albert Smith Medal

The Albert Smith Memorial Medal is the award given to the Man of the Match in the final of the Camanachd Cup, the blue riband trophy of the sport of shinty. It has been presented every year since 1972 by the Smith family of Fort William in honour of Albert Smith Sr. (Born in 1888, Lochuanagan, Fort Augustus.) The widow of his only son, Albert Smith Jr. currently presents the medal. Albert Sr.'s grandson, Victor Smith is a former player for Fort William Shinty Club but never won the medal despite featuring as a key player in several Fort William wins.
Winner Facts.
Ronald Ross of Kingussie is the only man to have won the award four times, winning it four times in all, the last time in 2014, his first in 1998.
Nonnie MacInnes won the award three times in four years in the mid 1990s for his performances with Oban Camanachd. Even more exceptional was the fact that he was only on the winning side once of those three occasions. 
Hugh Chisholm of Newtonmore, Gary Innes and James Clark of Fort William, and Rory Fraser of Kingussie are the others who have one it more than once, with two apiece.
Previous Winners.
1972 John Campbell Newtonmore
1973 Kenny MacNiven Glasgow Mid-Argyll
1974 Tommy Nicolson Kyles Athletic
1975 Duncan MacNeil Kyles Athletic
1976 Neil Blair Kyles Athletic
1977 John Mackenzie Newtonmore
1978 Hugh Chisholm Newtonmore
1979 David "Tarzan" Ritchie Newtonmore
1980 George Nicolson Kyles Athletic
1981 Ricky Ross Newtonmore
1982 John Fraser Newtonmore
1983 Ewan Paterson Strachur
1984 John Russell Newtonmore
1985 Norman MacArthur Newtonmore
1986 Dougie MacIntyre Oban Camanachd
1987 David Anderson Kingussie
1988 Ali MacKintosh Glenurquhart
1989 Hugh Chisholm Newtonmore
1990 Willie Macrae Skye
1991 Rory Fraser Kingussie
1992 Willie MacDonald Fort William
1993 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd
1994 Andy Irvine Kyles Athletic
1995 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd
1996 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd
1997 Rory Fraser Kingussie
1998 Ronald Ross Kingussie
1999 Fraser Inglis Oban Camanachd
2000 Kenny MacDonald Kyles Athletic
2001 Scott MacNeil Oban Camanachd
2002 Ronald Ross Kingussie
2003 Ali Borthwick Kingussie
2004 Douglas Dando Inveraray
2005 Gary Innes Fort William
2006 Ronald Ross Kingussie
2007 James Clark Fort William
2008 James Clark Fort William
2009 Donald Irvine Kyles Athletic
2010 Gary Innes Fort William
2011 Norman Campbell Newtonmore
2012 Roddy MacDonald Kyles Athletic
2013 Jamie Robinson Newtonmore
2014 Ronald Ross Kingussie
2015 Stuart Macdonald Lovat
2016 Andy MacKintosh Newtonmore