| 词条 | Billy Walsh (curler) |
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| name =Billy Walsh | birth_date ={{Birth date|1917|1|20}} | birth_place =Haileybury, Ontario | death_date={{death date and age|1971|10|7|1917|1|20}} | death_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's curling }}{{MedalCountry | {{MB}} }}{{MedalCompetition | Macdonald Brier }}{{MedalGold | 1952 Winnipeg | }}{{MedalGold | 1956 Moncton | }} }} Sgt. William James "Billy" Walsh (January 20, 1917 – October 7, 1971) was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg. Walsh was a two time Canadian champion skip, having won the Brier for Manitoba in 1952 and 1956. Walsh was born in 1917 in Ontario[1] and moved to Winnipeg as an infant. After graduating from high school, he worked at the Comptroller General's office for the Government of Manitoba, where he worked for the rest of his life. He served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles during World War II.[2] Walsh won his first of two national championships at the 1952 Macdonald Brier in Winnipeg. The Walsh rink, which included Al Langlois, Andy McWilliams and John Watson, went undefeated at the event, winning all ten matches. They clinched the event in their second last game, when they beat Alberta's Art Simpson, 9-7. Simpson had up until then just lost one match, and a win could have forced a tie breaker for the championship.[3] At the 1956 Macdonald Brier, the Walsh rink finished the round robin with a record of 8-2, tied with Ontario's Alf Phillips. This forced a one game playoff to determine the champion between the two rinks. Walsh won the match 8-7, in an extra end in front of 3200 fans at Moncton Stadium to capture his second national title.[4] Walsh's 1956 team consisted of Langlois, Cy White and McWilliams. Walsh died in 1971 after a long illness.[5][6] He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1975. References1. ^http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/player.php?playerid=198 {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Billy}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/walsh_wj.shtml|title=Memorable Manitobans: William James Walsh (1917-1971)|author=Gordon Goldsborough|publisher=|accessdate=18 December 2014}} 3. ^Calgary Herald, March 8, 1952, pg 26 4. ^Ottawa Citizen, March 10, 1956, pg 10 5. ^"Curling Loses A Gentleman Champion", Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, October 08, 1971, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg. 45 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2awards.com/person/44456|title=World War 2 Awards.com - WALSH, William James "Billy"|publisher=|accessdate=18 December 2014}} 10 : 1917 births|1971 deaths|Brier champions|Canadian military personnel of World War II|Curlers from Manitoba|Curlers from Ontario|Sportspeople from Temiskaming Shores|Sportspeople from Winnipeg|Canadian Curling Hall of Fame inductees|Canadian male curlers |
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