Bernie Sparkes

Athlete

1940 –

44

Who is Bernie Sparkes?

Bernard L. Sparkes is a former world champion curler.

Sparkes's first major curling championship success came when he won the 1957 Alberta Schoolboys. He would later go on to win 4 Alberta championships and 3 Canadian Brier and World Championships He was voted all star second at 4 consecutive Briers as the second for the Ron Northcott team. He is a member of the Lethbridge Sports Hall Of Fame, and the Southern Alberta Curling Hall Of Fame. Bernie moved to British Columbia in 1970 and went on to win 8 more men's provincial curling championships and 1 mixed championship. He was elected to the B.C. Sports Hall Of Fame in 1995.

One of his leisurely pursuits is painting.

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Born
Oct 15, 1940
Alberta

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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