Memorable Manitobans: Ab Gowanlock (1900-1988)

Curler.

He began curling at Glenboro, Manitoba, at an early age, later skipping teams that were nationally successful. Employed by the Department of Highways, he moved to Dauphin in the 1940s. He skipped two of the three rinks from outside Greater Winnipeg that represented Manitoba at the Brier between 1927 and 1957, winning both times (1938 and 1953).

He is a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

Source:

Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.

Profile revised: 4 July 2008

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