James Allen Shields[2] (1929 - July 16, 1996)[3] was a Canadian curler and race horse owner.
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| Born | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary, AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Alberta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 3: (1960, 1963, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a 1968 World Men's champion[4] and a 1968 Brier champion.[5][6]
Shields grew up in Sceptre, Saskatchewan,[7] where he was a star baseball player, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame. While in Saskatchewan, he attended the University of Saskatchewan. He began curling at the age of 12 and moved to Calgary in the 1950s, where he worked for Sun Oil's land department,[1] and would later start up Nordic Oil. Shields was also an owner of race horses and formed Canada West Ranches with fellow curlers Ron Northcott and Barry Naimark, plus friends Al MacDonald and Eric Bishop. In 1979, Shields won the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner.[8] He is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Shields was married to Joan and had four children, Lorie, Richard, Randy and David.[3] He died of cancer.[9]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1955–56[1] | Jimmy Shields | Moe Seaman | David Faibish | Dunc Cran | |
| 1959–60 | Stu Beagle | Jim Shields | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Alta. 1960  Brier 1960 
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| 1962–63 | Jim Shields | Ron Northcott | Ron Baker | Fred Storey | Alta. 1963 Brier 1963 [10]
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| 1965–66[11] | Jimmy Shields | Ray Kingsmith | Fred Storey | Jack Hunter | |
| 1967–68 | Ron Northcott | Jimmy Shields | Bernie Sparkes | Fred Storey | Brier 1968 WCC 1968
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Calgary Curling Club rink wins T. Eaton Event And Grand Aggregate". Calgary Herald. February 27, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Other writing: Jim Shields.
- ^ a b c "Shields". Calgary Herald. July 18, 1996. p. F12. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Jimmy Shields at World Curling
- ^ 1968 MacDonald Brier - Soudog's Curling History Site
- ^ 1968 MacDonald Brier - Curlingzone
- ^ "Of White knuckles and green pastures". Calgary Herald. April 14, 1980. p. 75. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Legendary B.C. stable rides off into sunset". Calgary Herald. November 2, 2001. p. F8. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "It's Shantastic Victory". Calgary Herald. June 22, 1997. p. B12. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ 1963 MacDonald Brier - Soudog's Curling History Site
- ^ "Larry Wood". Calgary Herald. November 6, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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