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Bernie Sparkes

Canadian curler

Summary

Canadian curler

Field	Value
name	Bernie Sparkes
birth_date
birth_place	Claresholm, Alberta
Brier appearances	12 (, , , , , , , , , , , )
World Championship appearances	3 (, , )

Bernard Leslie Sparkes (born October 15, 1940) 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 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969) championships and 3 Canadian Brier and World Championships (1966, 1968, 1969) the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame (1974) and the WCF Hall of Fame (2021). Sparkes moved to British Columbia in 1970 and went on to win 9 more men's provincial curling championships 1 Masters over 70 in 2014 and 1 mixed championship. He was elected to the B.C. Sports Hall Of Fame in 1995. He was elected to the World Curling Hall of Fame in 2021. He was elected to the BC Curling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.

One of his leisurely pursuits is painting. He paints still life and animal paintings. One of his most famous paintings is a chair in a lawn, surrounded by bouquets and flowers.

At the time of the 1967 Brier, he was a stationary salesman. He was an avid baseball player in his youth, and was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.

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References

(March 9, 1968). "Larry Wood". Calgary Herald.
[https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/bernie-sparkes/ BC HOF].{{Retrieved
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 (baseball), the Southern Alberta Curling Hall Of Fame,[http://www.saca.ca/Hall%20of%20Fame.htm Southern Alberta HOF] {{webarchive. link. (July 6, 2011 .{{Retrieved)
"Sparkes, Bernie — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
(2021-06-01). "World Curling inducts 2021 Hall of Fame recipients". World Curling Federation.
[http://www.asham.com/store/bernie_sparkes_curling_prints Curling Prints].{{Retrieved
(March 12, 1966). "Are We Satisfied?". Edmonton Journal.

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