Bernie Sparkes

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Bernard L. Sparkes (born on October 15, 1940 in Claresholm, Alberta) is a former world champion curler.

Sparkes's first major curling championship success came when he won the 1957 Alberta Schoolboys.^[1] He would later go on to win 4 Alberta (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969) championships and 3 Canadian Brier and World Championships (1966, 1968, 1969)^[1] He was voted all star second at 4 consecutive Briers as the second for the Ron Northcott team. He is a member of the Lethbridge Sports Hall Of Fame (baseball), and the Southern Alberta Curling Hall Of Fame.^[2] Bernie moved to British Columbia in 1970 and went on to win 8 more men's provincial curling championships and 1 mixed championship. He was elected to the B.C. Sports Hall Of Fame in 1995.^[1]

One of his leisurely pursuits is painting.^[3]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BC HOF.Retrieved on 2011-01-01.
↑ Southern Alberta HOF.Retrieved on 2011-01-01.
↑ Curling Prints.Retrieved on 2011-01-01.

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Name	Sparkes, Bernie
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Short description	Canadian curler
Date of birth	1940-10-15
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