Dan Klippenstein
| Dan Klippenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curler | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 30, 1939 Avonlea, SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
February 15, 1997[1] Regina, SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1973, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel N. "Dan" Klippenstein[2] (born c. 1939) is a Canadian former curler. He played lead on the 1973 Brier Champion team (skipped by Harvey Mazinke), representing Saskatchewan. They later went on to win second place at the World Championships of that year.[3][4][5][6] Inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.
Klippenstein also played baseball until he was 55 years of age. He died from prostate cancer at age 57. His grave site is at Trossachs, Saskatchewan. He worked as an Engineering Technician and Supervisor with Environment Canada.
References
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/leaderpost/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=169685139
- ↑ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ↑ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/curling.html
- ↑ http://www.curling.ca/hof/people/mazinke-harvey-g/
- ↑ Stick curling extends careers of Martin and Achtymichuk McCormick, Murray. Regina Sun [Regina, Sask] 08 Apr 2012: 17.
- ↑ https://newspaperarchive.com/ca/alberta/lethbridge/lethbridge-herald/1973/03-26/page-8
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