Gordon_Sparkes

Gordon Sparkes

Gordon Sparkes

Canadian male curler

Not to be confused with Gordon Sparks, an author, journalist and BBC Radio Devon disc jockey and football commentator.

Gordon A. "Sparkie" Sparkes[1] (born c. 1945)[2] is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[3] He is a 1979 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a 1979 Brier champion. He curled competitively from 1964 until 1979.[5]

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Awards

  • Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame: 2014 (with all 1979 Canadian Men's Championship Team skipped by Barry Fry)[6]

Teams

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References

  1. [1]
    2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. [2]
    "Larry Tucker". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 24, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Honour 'mindblowing'". Winnipeg Sun. February 19, 2004. p. 49. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Gordon Sparkes on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata
  5. [5]
    "Deer Lodge Curling Club - Gordon Sparkes – Curler / Builder". 2019-08-31. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17.
  6. [6]
    Hall of Fame and Museum – CurlManitoba (look at "2014 Hall of Fame Inductees")
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