Hec Gervais
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Brier appearances 4 (1961, 1962, 1970, 1974) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1961, 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hector Joseph
Gervais broke into the curling scene in the late 1950s, and in 1960 he teamed up with curling great
The Gervais rink would return to the Brier again in 1962, but lost in a playoff to Ernie Richardson's Saskatchewan rink.
Gervais would not return to the Brier until 1970. At that Brier, his team of Bill Mitchell, Wayne Saboe and Bill Tainsh posted an impressive 8-2 record, but it would only be good for second place, finishing behind Manitoba's Don Duguid.
Gervais made his last trip to the Brier in 1974. He re-united with Anton and teamed up with Warren Hansen and Darrel Sutton. The team again finished with an 8-2 record. This time it was good enough to win the Brier. The win sent them to the 1974 World Championships. The team finished in fourth place, after losing its semi-final matchup to Sweden 8-7.
Gervais, who weighed between 285 and 340 pounds during his curling career,[4] had heart problems for much of his later life. In 1987, he had undergone heart surgery. He succumbed to a heart attack and died in 1997.
Personal life
Gervais was a potato farmer and raised chickens on a farm outside of
References
- ^ Edmonton Journal, 22 Jul 1997, pg B6, "Obituaries & Announcements"
- ^ a b Edmonton Journal, 22 Jul 1997, pg D3, "Quick wit, outside guards were Gervais trademarks"
- ^ Regina Leader-Post, March 22, 1961
- ^ a b c Calgary Herald, 21 Jul 1997, pg D7, "Curling legend Hec Gervais dies"
