Dale Dalziel

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Dale Dalziel
 
Bornc. 1938 [1]
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1]
Team
Curling club Victoria CC,
Victoria, BC
Edmore CC,
Grafton, ND
Career
Member AssociationFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Flag of North Dakota.svg Dakota Territory
World Championship
appearances
1 (1971)

Dale A. Dalziel [2] is a former Canadian-American curler, 1971 World Men's bronze medallist [3] and a 1971 United States men's curling champion.

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While residing in Canada, Dalziel qualified for his lone Brier in 1958, playing lead for the Tony Gutoski rink. Dalziel was 19 years old at the time, having just graduated from high school the previous year. It was his first season playing in the BC Men's Curling Championship. [4]

Dalziel moved from Victoria, British Columbia in 1959, settling in the United States. He won the United States Men's Curling Championship in 1971, after finishing the round robin with a 10–1 record. He led the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 1971 World Championship. At the time of the 1971 Worlds, he was a school principal. [5]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1957–58 Tony Gutoski Bill Dunstan Gary Leibel Dale Dalziel BCMCC 1958 Gold medal icon.svg
Brier 1958 (4th) [6]
1970–71Dale Dalziel Dennis Melland Clark Sampson Rodney Melland USMCC 1971 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1971 Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

  1. 1 2 "Larry Wood". Calgary Herald. March 17, 1971. p. 45. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. 2018 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Macdonald Brier.xls, pg 29
  3. Dale Dalziel on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "West Rinks Favored (sic) For Brier Tankard". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 3, 1958. p. 21. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  5. "Former Victorian U.S. Curling King". Victoria Times-Colonist. March 6, 1971. p. 16. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  6. 1958 MacDonald Brier - Soudog's Curling History Site