Barry Naimark
Born(1932-07-01)July 1, 1932
DiedDecember 3, 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 72)
Curling career
Brier appearances4 (1959, 1964, 1970, 1977)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Curling
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Calgary Team
Macdonald Brier
Representing  British Columbia
Gold medal – first place 1964 Charlottetown
Silver medal – second place 1977 Montreal
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Winnipeg

R. B. (Barry) Naimark (July 1, 1932 December 3, 2004) was a Canadian curler. He played as lead on the Lyall Dagg rink that won the 1964 Brier and World Championship.[1][2] He also played in the 1959 Macdonald Brier as the skip of the British Columbia team (which included newspaper columnist Dick Beddoes at lead), finishing fourth.[3] He died of cancer in 2004.[4][5]

Personal life

In addition to curling, Naimark was also a race horse owner.[6] Naimark learned to curl in Leader, Saskatchewan. He lived in Calgary before moving to Vancouver. He also played ice hockey, baseball, trapshooting, and table tennis.[7]

References

  1. "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 7, 1964 · Page 13". 7 March 1964.
  2. "Naimark, Barry – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  3. "1959 MacDonald Brier".
  4. "RootsWeb: CAN-BC-OBITS-L December 10, 2004 Vancouver BC". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  5. "WCPI search results".
  6. "Legendary B.C. stable rides off into sunset". Calgary Herald. November 2, 2001. p. F8. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. "Brier winners cup favorites (sic)". Calgary Herald. March 12, 1964. p. 60. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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