Brian_Toews

Brian Toews

Brian Toews

Canadian curler (1941–2019)

Ernest Brian Toews (December 16, 1941 – January 27, 2019) was a Canadian curler.[1] He won the 1984 Brier playing third on the Mike Riley rink, and won a silver medal at the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships.[2] After playing in the 1986 Labatt Brier, he retired from competitive curling due to a bad knee.[3]

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Personal life

Toews was born in Altona, Manitoba and grew up on a family farm. He played baseball in his youth, playing for the Plum Coulee Pirates in the Southeastern Manitoba League.[4] In 1961 he moved to Winnipeg.[2] At the time of the 1984 Brier, he was an accountant[5] for James B Carter Ltd. He was married and had one son.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Brian Toews on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Ernest Toews Obituary - Winnipeg, MB". Mosaic Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery Services. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16.
  3. [3]
    "Former champions still shooting for Brier". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 2, 1989. p. 63. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Plum Coulee Pirate 1955-1960". Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.
  5. [5]
    "The Manitoba". Victoria Times Colonist. March 2, 1984. p. 58. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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    Brian Toews on the CurlingZone database Edit this at Wikidata
  7. [7]
    "Last chance for Tankard". Winnipeg Sun. January 23, 1985. p. 34. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Peters clinches spot on Man. Curling Tour". Winnipeg Sun. November 29, 1993. p. 37. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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