Alfred J. Phillips Jr. (born c. 1938) is a Canadian former curler. He was the skip of the 1967 Brier Champion team, representing Ontario. The team later went on to finish third at the World Championships of that year.
A year following their Brier championship, the team finished second in a bonspiel, earning them more than $3,000, more than the allowable $150 by the
Ontario Curling Association
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. At the time, the OCA forbade professional teams from participating in Brier playdowns. Phillips donated his money to charity, but the rest of his team kept their earnings, and were thus were suspended from OCA competitions. The move forced the OCA to allow professionals, but Phillips' team remained suspended, breaking the team apart.
Phillips was inducted into the
Canadian Curling Hall of Fame The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by Curling Canada, the governing body for curling in Canada, in Orleans, Ontario.
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in 2023.
In addition to his on-ice accolades, Phillips co-founded the ''Ontario Curling Report''.
His father
Alf Phillips Sr. was an Olympic diver,
and represented Ontario at the 1956 Brier.
References
External links
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Alfred Jr. Phillips – Curling Canada Stats Archive* Video: (YouTube-channel "Curling Canada")
Brier champions
1930s births
Living people
Curlers from Toronto
Canadian male curlers
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Year of birth missing (living people)
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