Leo Hebert

{{Short description|Canadian curler (1931–2020)}}

{{Infobox curler

| name =Leo Hebert

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1931|10|27}}

| birth_place = Athabasca, Alberta

| death_date={{Death date and age|2020|10|28|1931|10|27}}

| death_place=

| Brier appearances = 1964, 1970, 1977

| World Championship appearances =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Canada|1957}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Curling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1964 Calgary | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Macdonald Brier}}

{{MedalCountry | {{BC}} }}

{{MedalGold| 1964 Charlottetown |}}

{{MedalSilver| 1977 Montreal |}}

{{MedalBronze| 1970 Winnipeg |}}

}}

Leo W. Hebert2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters (October 27, 1931 – October 28, 2020){{Cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/CurlingLegends/posts/2827645067555448 |title = Curling Legends|website = Facebook}}{{Cite web | url=https://worldcurling.org/2020/11/leo-hebert-obituary/ |title =Leo Hebert Obituary|website=World Curling Federation|date =4 November 2020}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2020/11/04/legend-passes-away/|title =Legend passes away|website=Curling Canada}} was a Canadian curler. He played as third on the Lyall Dagg rink that won the 1964 Brier and World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42954883/|title=The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 7, 1964 · Page 13|date=7 March 1964 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.curling.ca/hof/people/herbert-leo/| title = Hebert, Leo – CCA Hall of Fame {{!}} ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle}}{{Cite web|url=http://images.uwinnipeg.ca/action.cfm?CollectionName=MacDonald%20Brier%20Curling%20Collection&mode=browse&display=grid|title = WCPI search results}}

In addition to his Brier and World championships, Hebert won three BC men's championships, three BC Senior Men's Championships and a BC Men's Masters Championship.

Hebert was also a blind curling coach for over 28 years. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2000. He is also a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Hebert began curling at 9 years old. Hebert moved to Vancouver after high school and worked for Imperial Oil. At the time of the 1964 Worlds, Hebert worked for Allied Heat and Fuel Ltd. in Vancouver. In addition to curling, his background included ice hockey, baseball and softball.{{cite news|title=Brier winners cup favorites (sic)|date=March 12, 1964|page=60|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62446600/calgary-herald/|accessdate=November 2, 2020}} He had three children.

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