Lyall Dagg
Curler
Born(1929-07-27)July 27, 1929
Tisdale, Saskatchewan
DiedMay 14, 1975(1975-05-14) (aged 45)
Vancouver, British Columbia[1]
Curling career
Brier appearances2 (1964, 1970)
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
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Winnipeg

Lyall Austin Dagg (July 27, 1929 – May 14, 1975) was a Canadian curler and World Champion. He is the father of Elaine Dagg-Jackson, who also became a curler.

He won a gold medal at the 1964 World Curling Championships.[2][3] Outside of curling, he was employed as an account executive.[4]

Dagg died at the age of 45 from a rare blood disorder.[5][6] He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2000.

Personal life

Dagg was of Irish, Scottish, English and Dutch descent.[7] Dagg was a former printer, journalist, business editor and public relations director.

Dagg moved to BC in 1943. He was first employed as a printer, and became a write-reporter and business editor for the Vancouver News-Herald. In 1955 he joined the public relations department for Crown Zellerbach Canada, later becoming director of public relations, and then manager of marketing services in Richmond, British Columbia and then in Kelowna in 1973. Dagg was also involved in the BC Centennial Committee, the Festival of Forestry, the Vancouver Board of Trade, the BC Heart Foundation and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Vancouver Province, 15 May 1975, pg 23, "Lyall Dagg, curling ace, dead at 45"
  2. ↑ "Dagg, Lyall -- KnowBC - the leading source of BC information". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Curling – Men: World Championships". sports123. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "Dagg, Lyall – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  6. ↑ "Elaine Dagg-Jackson (2015)".
  7. ↑ "Individual Page".
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