Bob Nicol

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Bob Nicol
 
Team
Curling club Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, ON
Career
Member AssociationNorthern Ontario curling flag.png  Northern Ontario
Brier appearances3: (1980, 1981, 1982)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1982)

Robert B. Nicol [1] [2] is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a 1982 World Men's champion [3] and a 1982 Brier champion.

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Awards

Teams

Season [6] SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1975–76 Rick Lang Bob Nicol Al Fiskar, Jr. [7] Warren Butters Brier 1976 (7th)
1979–80 Al Hackner Rick LangBob Nicol Bruce Kennedy Brier 1980 Silver medal icon.svg
1980–81Al HacknerRick LangBob NicolBruce Kennedy Brier 1981 Silver medal icon.svg
1981–82Al HacknerRick LangBob NicolBruce Kennedy Al Fiskar (WCC) Brier 1982 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1982 Gold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. Other writing: Bob Nichol.
  3. Bob Nicol on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Nicol, Bob — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Archived from the original on 2019-11-12.
  5. NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees - 1982 Hackner Men's Curling Rink
  6. Bob Nicol on the CurlingZone database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. He is a son of Al Fiskar