Jimmy Guy
| Jimmy Guy | |
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| Died | 1978 |
Jimmy Guy was a competitive curler from Kenora who was the first skip from Northwestern Ontario to win a Northern Ontario provincial title. Jimmy Guy was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 as an athlete.[1]
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
Jimmy Guy was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame on 25 September 1982 in the athlete category for curling, representing Kenora.[1]
Career
Active in Curling for more than 30 years, Guy was recognized as a prominent competitor in the sport. He was an early adopter of the sliding delivery technique, which he practiced and refined while playing at the Kenora Rowing Club Rink. His competitive career spanned from the 1930s through the 1960s, during which he participated in elite events across Northwestern Ontario and throughout Canada.[1]
During his initial three seasons acting as a skip for the Kenora Club, Guy's rink suffered only four losses. Following the establishment of the Northwestern Ontario Curling Association, he captured the British Consul Trophy as a skip in 1948, 1952, 1955, and 1963. These victories allowed him to advance to the Northern Ontario provincial playdowns. In 1948, he made history as the first skip from the Northwestern Ontario region to secure the Northern Ontario championship, earning a berth in the national tournament. He made a second appearance at the Macdonald Brier in 1952.[1]
Guy was a well-known figure in the West, competing in bonspiels ranging from the Lakehead to Saskatchewan. He partnered with Grant Watson to achieve a victory at the Nipawin Car Spiel, a high-level competition in Nipawin, Saskatchewan that drew premier curlers from across the country.[1]
Honours and achievements
- Won the British Consul Trophy as a skip in 1948, 1952, 1955, and 1963
- Became the first skip from Northwestern Ontario to win the Northern Ontario provincial curling title in 1948
- Represented Northern Ontario at the Macdonald Brier in 1948 and 1952
- Won the Nipawin Car Spiel in Saskatchewan alongside Grant Watson
- Lost only four games during his first three years as a skip for the Kenora Club[1]
Associates
- Grant Watson, curling teammate[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Jimmy Guy", athlete profile, Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, https://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/athlete-profile/9eab2e26-8248-474d-8511-711962939e38 (accessed 31 October 2026). Archived copy on datum.locker.