Cliff Manahan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cliff Manahan

Canadian curler

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1888

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1970

Profession: curler

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Cliff Manahan

  • Clifford Ross "Cliff" Manahan (October 11, 1888 – March 20, 1970)[1] was a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Manahan was born and raised in Fort William, Ontario (later Thunder Bay) and moved to Edmonton in 1926.
  • He won eight provincial titles and won two Briers- in 1933 and 1937.
  • He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. Manahan (and teammates Harold Deeton, Harold L.
  • "Hank" Wolfe and I.
  • H.
  • "Bert" Ross) won his first provincial title in 1933 and won the Brier as well that year, posting a 6-1 record.
  • He made his second Brier in 1937 (with teammates Wes Robinson, Ross Manahan and Lloyd McIntyre), winning it again by defeating Manitoba in a tie breaker, posting a 9-1 record. Manahan was runner up the following year, losing his only match to the eventual winners in Manitoba, skipped by Ab Gowanlock.
  • He made it to the Brier again in 1940, finishing with a 6-3 record.
  • He won three provincial titles in a row from 1943 to 1945, but there was no Brier held those years due to World War II.
  • He made his last Brier in 1950, placing third with a 6-4 record. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1975.

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