Jimmy Shields (curler)

For other people named Jimmy Shields, see Jimmy Shields (disambiguation).

James Allen Shields^[2] (1929 – July 16, 1996)^[3] was a Canadian curler and race horse owner. Shields was a 1968 World Men's champion^[4] and a 1968 Brier champion.^[5][6]

Jimmy Shields
Curler  ♂
Born	1929 Sceptre, Saskatchewan[1]
Died	July 16, 1996 (aged 66–67) Calgary, Alberta
Team
Curling club	Calgary CC, Calgary, AB
Curling career
Member Association	Alberta
Brier appearances	3: (1960, 1963, 1968)
World Championship appearances	1 (1968)
Medal record Curling Representing  Canada World Championships 1968 Pointe-Claire Representing Alberta Labatt Brier 1968 Kelowna 1963 Brandon 1960 Fort William

Shields grew up in Sceptre, Saskatchewan,^[7] where he was a star baseball player, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame. While in Saskatchewan, he attended the University of Saskatchewan. He began curling at the age of 12 and moved to Calgary in the 1950s, where he worked for Sun Oil's land department,^[1] and would later start up Nordic Oil. Shields was also an owner of race horses and formed Canada West Ranches with fellow curlers Ron Northcott and Barry Naimark, plus friends Al MacDonald and Eric Bishop. In 1979, Shields won the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner.^[8] He is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.^[3]

Personal life and death

Shields was married to Joan and had four children, Lorie, Richard, Randy and David.^[3] Jimmy Shields died of cancer on July 16, 1996 in Calgary, Alberta.^[9]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1955–56[1]	Jimmy Shields	Moe Seaman	David Faibish	Dunc Cran
1959–60	Stu Beagle	Jim Shields	Ron Baker	Fred Storey	Alta. 1960 Brier 1960
1962–63	Jim Shields	Ron Northcott	Ron Baker	Fred Storey	Alta. 1963 Brier 1963 [10]
1965–66[11]	Jimmy Shields	Ray Kingsmith	Fred Storey	Jack Hunter
1967–68	Ron Northcott	Jimmy Shields	Bernie Sparkes	Fred Storey	Brier 1968 WCC 1968