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Born | May 7, 1937 Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 19, 2016(2016-12-19) (aged 78–79) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James K. Pettapiece (May 7, 1937 – December 19, 2016) was a Canadian curler. He was the second on the Don Duguid rink that won two Curling Championships and two Brier Championships in 1970 and 1971. Pettapiece also played in the 1973 Macdonald Brier playing second for the Danny Fink rink, finishing with a 4–6 record. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, and into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. He died in Vancouver in 2016 following a two-month struggle with cancer.
References
- "The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada on February 12, 1973 · Page 6". 12 February 1973.
- "The Brandon Sun from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada on February 15, 1971 · Page 6". 15 February 1971.
- "Dauphin Herald Newspaper Archives, Nov 29, 1972, p. 14". 29 November 1972.
- "Pettapiece, James K. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
- HALL-OF-FAMER PETTAPIECE PASSES AWAY