Ken Templeton
{{short description|Canadian male curler}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Ken Templeton
| gender = M
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| Curling club = St. John's CC, St. John's, NL
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| Member Association = {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}}
| Brier appearances = 1 ({{Brier|1976}})
| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1976}})
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{{MedalSport | Curling}}
{{MedalCompetition | Macdonald Brier }}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador|1952|name=Newfoundland}} }}
{{MedalGold | 1976 Regina | }}
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Kenneth A. Templeton2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (born c. 1951){{cite news|title=Newfoundland's year of glory|date=February 22, 1992|page=23|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106927572/the-leader-post/|accessdate=August 4, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804161431/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106927572/the-leader-post/ |archivedate=2022-08-04}} is a Canadian curler.
At the national level, he won the 1976 Macdonald Brier, as a member of the first ever team from Newfoundland and Labrador to win the Brier.
Personal life
As of 1992, Templeton was employed as a lawyer in St. John's. At the time of the 1976 Brier, he was employed as a chartered accountant.{{cite news|title=Newfies had the last laugh|date=March 15, 1976|page=13|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/142819711/|accessdate=March 6, 2024}}
Teams
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| scope="col"| Season{{curlingzone}}
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Events |
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| scope="row"| 1965–66{{cite web | url=https://curlingnl.ca/champions/ | title=NLCA Champions « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association }}
| Dan Herder || Andrew Baird || Ken Templeton || Robert Hopkins || CJCC 1966 (T8th){{cite news|title=Alberta captures schoolboy curling|date=February 26, 1966|page=14|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106939608/the-ottawa-citizen/}} |
| scope="row"| 1975–76
| Jack MacDuff || Toby McDonald || Doug Hudson || Ken Templeton || {{Brier|1976|Brier 1976}} {{Gold1}} |
References
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External links
- {{Sports links}}
- [https://stats.curling.io/players/templeton-kenneth Kenneth Templeton – Curling Canada Stats Archive]
- {{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/Track-%26amp%3B-field/2009-04-11/article-1438125/No.-7%3A-Jack-MacDuff-curling-team/1 |title=No. 7: Jack MacDuff curling team |newspaper=The Telegram |date=2009-04-11 |last=Short |first=Robin |language=en |accessdate=2010-12-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152102/http://www.thetelegram.com/sports/other-sports/2010/6/30/no-7-jack-macduff-curling-team-1438125.html |archivedate=2017-03-14 }}
- [http://www.curlingrichardsons.com/timeline/1976_brier.htm 1976 Brier - CurlingRichardsons]
- {{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/curling-newfoundland-team-1976-brier-win-jack-macduff-1.3475700 |title=Remembering the Jack MacDuff Brier triumph, 40 years later |website=CBC News |date=2016-03-04 |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111022540/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/curling-newfoundland-team-1976-brier-win-jack-macduff-1.3475700 |archivedate=2018-11-11 }}
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Category:Canadian male curlers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Lawyers in Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Curlers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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