Ron Mills (curler)
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Canadian male curler
This article is about Canadian curler. For Australian rules footballer, see Ron Mills.
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| Born | (1943年06月23日)June 23, 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 22, 2008(2008年12月22日) (aged 65) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Nutana CC, Saskatoon, SK | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association | Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 2: (1980, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald A. Mills (June 23, 1943 – December 22, 2008) was a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was a 1980 World Men's champion and a 1980 Brier champion.
Mills was a level four coach, and served as head statistician for the first five Continental Cups.[2]
Mills worked for the Federated Co-Op for most of his life, where he worked in computer and internet technology skills, which he used in his work as a statistician for the Canadian Curling Association. He died of cancer.[3]
Awards
[edit ]- Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: 1985 (with all 1980 World champions team skipped by Rick Folk)[3]
- Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame: 1980 (1980 Rick Folk Curling Team)[4]
Teams
[edit ]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1979–80 | Rick Folk | Ron Mills | Tom Wilson | Jim Wilson | Brier 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) | |
| 1986–87 | Eugene Hritzuk | Ron Mills | Ian Tetley | Bob Ursel | COCT 1987 (8th) | |
| 1987–88 | Eugene Hritzuk | Del Shaughnessy | Murray Soparlo | Don Dabrowski | Ron Mills | Brier 1988 2nd place, silver medalist(s) |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Ron Mills Obituary - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". Legacy.com. 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2022年06月29日.
- ^ "RIP Ron Mills". The Curling News. December 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2019年11月15日.
- ^ a b Mills, Ronald A. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
- ^ 1980 Rick Folk Curling Team - Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
External links
[edit ]- Ron Mills at World Curling Edit on Wikidata
- Ron Mills – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Ron Mills Gallery | The Trading Card Database
- Saskatchewan Sports: Lives Past and Present - Google Books (page 44)
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