Lyall Dagg

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.

Key Information

Lyall Dagg
Curler
Born	(1929-07-27)July 27, 1929 Tisdale, Saskatchewan
Died	May 14, 1975(1975-05-14) (aged 45) Vancouver, British Columbia[1]
Curling career
Brier appearances	2 (1964, 1970)
Medal record Representing Canada Men's Curling World championships 1964 Calgary Team Macdonald Brier Representing British Columbia 1964 Charlottetown 1970 Winnipeg
Representing Canada
Men's Curling
World championships
	1964 Calgary	Team
Macdonald Brier
Representing British Columbia
	1964 Charlottetown
	1970 Winnipeg
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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.

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]

• Lyall Dagg at World Curling

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