Barry Naimark

Barry Naimark
Curler
Born	(1932-07-01)July 1, 1932 Regina, Saskatchewan
Died	December 3, 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 72) Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
Curling career
Brier appearances	4 (1959, 1964, 1970, 1977)
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's Curling World championships 1964 Calgary Team Macdonald Brier Representing  British Columbia 1964 Charlottetown 1977 Montreal 1970 Winnipeg

R. B. (Barry) Naimark (July 1, 1932 – December 3, 2004) was a Canadian curler. He played as lead on the Lyall Dagg rink that won the 1964 Brier and World Championship.[1][2] He also played in the 1959 Macdonald Brier as the skip of the British Columbia team (which included newspaper columnist Dick Beddoes at lead), finishing fourth.[3] He died of cancer in 2004.[4][5]

Personal life

In addition to curling, Naimark was also a race horse owner.[6] Naimark learned to curl in Leader, Saskatchewan. He lived in Calgary before moving to Vancouver. He also played ice hockey, baseball, trapshooting, and table tennis.[7]

References

1. "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 7, 1964 · Page 13". 7 March 1964.
2. "Naimark, Barry – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
3. "1959 MacDonald Brier".
4. "RootsWeb: CAN-BC-OBITS-L December 10, 2004 Vancouver BC". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
5. "WCPI search results".
6. "Legendary B.C. stable rides off into sunset". Calgary Herald. November 2, 2001. p. F8. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
7. "Brier winners cup favorites (sic)". Calgary Herald. March 12, 1964. p. 60. Retrieved November 2, 2020.