Russ Jackman

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Russ Jackman
Bornc. 1929 (age 9495)
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Macdonald Brier
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Russell H. Jackman (born c. 1929) was a Canadian curler. He was the lead of the 1953 Brier Champion team (skipped by Ab Gowanlock), representing Manitoba. [1] [2] A member of the Dauphin, Manitoba Elks of Canada branch [3] He served as "Grand Exalted Ruler" of the organization from 1974 to 1975. [4]

He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. [5]

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References

  1. "Medicine Hat News, February 13, 1953, Page 7". newspaperarchive.com.
  2. "WCPI search results". uwinnipeg.ca.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Morgan, T. Kent (18 June 2019). "Jun 2019: Sports hall of fame honours veteran athletes". Winnipeg Free Press.