Maurice Campbell

For the American film director, see Maurice S. Campbell.

Maurice Campbell (November 28, 1919 – July 4, 2014) was a Canadian curler from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

Campbell was born November 28, 1919[1] in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Educated at the University of Montreal, he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1943 and completed his medical degree in 1945 and was subsequently posted in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a specialist in rheumatology and internal medicine and practiced in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.[2]

Campbell played in the 1958 Macdonald Brier, playing lead for the Quebec team, skipped by Bob Lahaie. The team finished 9th, with a 3-7 record.[3]

He was President of the Quebec Curling Association for the 1963-64 season. He served as president of the Canadian Curling Association for the 1970-71 season and was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.[4]

Campbell died in Trois-Rivières on July 4, 2014.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Docteur Maurice Campbell". Anciensemsthyacinthe.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. ^ McDonell, James K.; Campbell, Robert Bennett (1997). Lords of the North - James K. McDonell, Robert Bennett Campbell - Google Books. ISBN 9781896182711. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. ^ Ted Soutar. "1958 MacDonald Brier". Soudogcurling.tripod.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. ^ "Former CCA president Dr. Maurice Campbell passes away » Canadian Curling Association". Curling.ca. 2014-07-09. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  5. ^ "Maurice CAMPBELL Obituary: View Maurice CAMPBELL's Obituary by The Gazette". Legacy.com. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  6. ^ "Campbell, Dr Maurice - Avis de décès - Centre funéraire Rousseau". www.centrerousseau.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.