William Garnet "The Little General" Campbell (January 11, 1927 – December 30, 2011) was a Canadiancurler born in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. He was the first skip from Saskatchewan to win the Brier.
Campbell represented Saskatchewan at ten Briers, winning the championship as skip in 1955 with brothers Don (third), Glen (second) and Lloyd (lead). The team went undefeated (10-0). He won the provincial championships in 1947, 1954, 1955 and 1957 as skip, and then in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 for skip Bob Pickering. He was also a runner-up in 6 provincial tankards.
In his final Brier in 1971, Campbell became the first player (and only player in the Macdonald era) to have participated in 10 Briers and played in 100 Brier games. Campbell holds the record during the Macdonald era (1927-79) for most Briers played (10), most games played (101), and most wins (76).[1] These were also overall Brier records until Bernie Sparkes surpassed those records in 1983 (most games played) and 1984 (most Briers played and wins) respectively.
In 1976 and 1977, he won the Saskatchewan Mixed Curling Championship along with wife DeVerne, Stan Petruic and Fran Petruic (née Hubbard). He won a provincial senior's championship in 1993, and finished 6–5 at the 1993 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. He also won six provincial masters championships (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995).[2]
^"Macdonald Brier Records - Curling Canada Stats Archive". Macdonald Brier Records. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^SaskCurl past winners Archived 2013-01-04 at archive.today
Canadian Sports World Mourns The Loss Of Curling Icon Garnet Campbell
Former Brier Champ Garnet Campbell Dies
December 18, 2023
garnet, campbell, curler, william, garnet, little, general, campbell, january, 1927, december, 2011, canadian, curler, born, avonlea, saskatchewan, first, skip, from, saskatchewan, brier, garnet, campbellcurlerborn, 1927, january, 1927, avonlea, saskatchewandi. William Garnet The Little General Campbell January 11 1927 December 30 2011 was a Canadian curler born in Avonlea Saskatchewan He was the first skip from Saskatchewan to win the Brier Garnet CampbellCurlerBorn 1927 01 11 January 11 1927 Avonlea SaskatchewanDiedDecember 30 2011 2011 12 30 aged 84 Okotoks AlbertaTeamCurling clubAvonlea Curling ClubCurling careerBrier appearances10 1947 1954 1955 1957 1961 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 Medal record Representing SaskatchewanMacdonald Brier1955 Regina1947 Saint John1954 Edmonton1957 Kingston1961 Calgary1968 Kelowna1966 Halifax1969 Oshawa1971 Quebec CityCampbell represented Saskatchewan at ten Briers winning the championship as skip in 1955 with brothers Don third Glen second and Lloyd lead The team went undefeated 10 0 He won the provincial championships in 1947 1954 1955 and 1957 as skip and then in 1966 1968 1969 1970 and 1971 for skip Bob Pickering He was also a runner up in 6 provincial tankards In his final Brier in 1971 Campbell became the first player and only player in the Macdonald era to have participated in 10 Briers and played in 100 Brier games Campbell holds the record during the Macdonald era 1927 79 for most Briers played 10 most games played 101 and most wins 76 1 These were also overall Brier records until Bernie Sparkes surpassed those records in 1983 most games played and 1984 most Briers played and wins respectively In 1976 and 1977 he won the Saskatchewan Mixed Curling Championship along with wife DeVerne Stan Petruic and Fran Petruic nee Hubbard He won a provincial senior s championship in 1993 and finished 6 5 at the 1993 Canadian Senior Curling Championships He also won six provincial masters championships 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 and 1995 2 He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974 He was entered into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 He died in Okotoks Alberta in 2011 References edit Macdonald Brier Records Curling Canada Stats Archive Macdonald Brier Records Retrieved 6 July 2022 SaskCurl past winners Archived 2013 01 04 at archive today Canadian Sports World Mourns The Loss Of Curling Icon Garnet Campbell Former Brier Champ Garnet Campbell Dies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garnet Campbell curler amp oldid 1125551417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
