Name Garnet Campbell | ||
Born January 11, 1927
Avonlea, Saskatchewan ( 1927-01-11 ) Died December 30, 2011(2011-12-30) (aged 84)
Okotoks, Alberta | ||
Curling club Avonlea Curling Club | ||
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.
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 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 six provincial masters championships (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995).
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.