Matt Baldwin
Encyclopedia
Matthew M. Baldwin is a Canadian
curler
from Edmonton
.
Baldwin is a three time Brier champion, having skipped
to the Canadian men's championship in 1954, 1957 and 1958.
In 1954, Baldwin and his team of Glenn Gray, John Perry and Jim Collins finished with a 9-1 record to claim their first Brier.
In 1956, Baldwin returned to the Brier, but his team of Gord Haynes. Art Kleinmeyer and Bill Henning finished with a 5-5 record.
In 1957, Baldwin and his team of Gord Haynes, Art Kleinmeyer and new lead Bill Price finished the round robin undefeated, giving Baldwin his second Brier.
In 1958, Jack Geddes was inserted into the lineup to play third, replacing Haynes who was bumped back to second, who replaced the departing Kleinmayer. The team finished the round robin with an 8-2 record, and had to defeat Terry Braunstein's Manitoba rink to claim the title.
Baldwin did not return to the Brier until 1971, where his team of Tim Kroeger, Rich Cust and Reg Van Wassenhove finished with a record of 5-5.
Baldwin was also a petroleum engineer and was the director of the Edmonton Eskimos
for five years.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
curler
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
from Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
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Baldwin is a three time Brier champion, having skipped
Skip (curling)
The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...
to the Canadian men's championship in 1954, 1957 and 1958.
In 1954, Baldwin and his team of Glenn Gray, John Perry and Jim Collins finished with a 9-1 record to claim their first Brier.
In 1956, Baldwin returned to the Brier, but his team of Gord Haynes. Art Kleinmeyer and Bill Henning finished with a 5-5 record.
In 1957, Baldwin and his team of Gord Haynes, Art Kleinmeyer and new lead Bill Price finished the round robin undefeated, giving Baldwin his second Brier.
In 1958, Jack Geddes was inserted into the lineup to play third, replacing Haynes who was bumped back to second, who replaced the departing Kleinmayer. The team finished the round robin with an 8-2 record, and had to defeat Terry Braunstein's Manitoba rink to claim the title.
Baldwin did not return to the Brier until 1971, where his team of Tim Kroeger, Rich Cust and Reg Van Wassenhove finished with a record of 5-5.
Baldwin was also a petroleum engineer and was the director of the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
for five years.