David "Tarzan" Ritchie (born 1945) is a former shinty player from Newtonmore, Scotland.
He is notable for having won 12 Camanachd Cup medals, a record he held alongside fellow Newtonmore player Hugh Chisholm for many years.
[1] "Tarzan" played his entire career for Newtonmore and was a legendary part of their success throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
He was a bricklayer in his day job and was renowned for his strength, tenacity and speed.
[4] There are two iconic images associated with Ritchie - both taken by Inverness photographer Ewen Weatherspoon[5] - one of him raising the Camanachd Cup at the 1981 Camanachd Cup Final in Glasgow and the other with a bandaged head with a massive Union Flag in the background at the 1982 Camanachd Cup final in Inverness.