Dan Klippenstein
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| Born | September 30, 1939[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 15, 1997 (aged 57) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1973, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel N. Klippenstein[2] (September 30, 1939 – February 15, 1997) was 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 the age of 57 in 1997.[7] His grave site is at Trossachs, Saskatchewan. He worked as an Engineering Technician and Supervisor with Environment Canada.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Trossachs Cemetery - Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project. [1]
- ^ 2017 Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Mazinke, Harvey G. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
- ^ Stick curling extends careers of Martin and Achtymichuk McCormick, Murray. Regina Sun [Regina, Sask] 08 Apr 2012: 17.
- ^ "Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives, Mar 26, 1973, p. 8". 26 March 1973.
- ^ "Dan KLIPPENSTEIN Obituary (2014) - Leader-Post".
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