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Don Duguid

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Don Duguid
Born (1935-01-25) January 25, 1935 (age 89)
Curling career
Brier appearances4 (1957, 1965, 1970, 1971)
World Championship
appearances
3 (1965, 1970, 1971)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Utica
Gold medal – first place 1971 Megève
Silver medal – second place 1965 Perth
Representing  Manitoba
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place 1965 Saskatoon
Gold medal – first place 1970 Winnipeg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Quebec City
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Kingston

Donald Gordon Duguid CM OM (born January 25, 1935) is a Canadian champion curler. A three-time winner of the Canadian Brier and two-time World Curling champion, Duguid won the Brier in 1965, 1970 and 1971, and the Worlds in 1970 and 1971. He was only the second skip ever to win back to back Briers in 1971.[1] He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, and the WCF Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2014, he was made a member of the Order of Manitoba.[2] In 1981, his 1970 & 1971 teams were inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

He provided curling commentary for NBC at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with Don Chevrier, and with Andrew Catalon and Colleen Jones at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Duguid is the father of Terry Duguid, a Manitoba businessman and politician (Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South), as well as Dale Duguid, a former Manitoba provincial curling champion, Dean Duguid, Randy Duguid and Kevin Duguid.

In 2020, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Duguid does it again". Calgary Herald. March 8, 1971. p. 24. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "FOURTEEN TO RECEIVE ORDER OF MANITOBA". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10.
  3. ^ "The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  4. ^ "Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". 26 November 2020.
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Preceded by CBC Sports Lead Curling analyst (with Colleen Jones 1986-1997 and Sandra Schmirler 1998-1999)
1972-2000
Succeeded by