Toby McDonald
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| Born | April 30, 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 24, 2025 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | St. John's CC, St. John's, NL, Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL | ||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 6 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1998, 2002) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1976) | ||||||||||||||
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Tobias Francis McDonald ONL KC (April 30, 1951 – January 24, 2025)[1] was a Canadian curler, curling coach and lawyer from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]McDonald was born in 1951, the son of Mary (née Power) and Tobias McDonald.[1][3] At the national level, he won the 1976 Macdonald Brier, as a member of the first-ever team from Newfoundland and Labrador to win the Brier. The team represented Canada at the 1976 Air Canada Silver Broom World Championship, finishing in 9th place with a 2–7 record, Canada's worst ever finish at the World Men's Curling Championship.
McDonald returned to the Brier in 1979, playing third for Jeff Thomas. At the Brier, the team went 3–8. McDonald skipped his own rink at the Brier in 1981. He led his rink of Jim Miller, John Allan and Neil Young to a 3–8 record. He didn't return to the Brier until 1992 as the alternate for Newfoundland, skipped by Glenn Goss. There, the team finished 6–5. McDonald was back to skipping at the Brier in 1998. He led his team of Wayne Hamilton, Lloyd Powell and Paul Withers to a 4–7 record. McDonald made his final Brier appearance in 2002, as the alternate for Mark Noseworthy rink. Noseworthy led the team to a 4–7 record.
McDonald coached the Canadian men's curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal.
Personal life
[edit]McDonald was a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, and earned an honorary doctorate of Laws from Memorial University of Newfoundland. McDonald was married to Shelly (née Keough) for 35 years before she died. He went on to remarry Noreen Byrne. He had two children.[1] He died on 24 January 2025, at the age of 73.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1967–68[5] | Marty Dalton | Tobi McDonald | Douglas Ryan | Richard Feehan | CJCC 1968 (T10th) [6] | |
| 1975–76 | Jack MacDuff | Toby McDonald | Doug Hudson | Ken Templeton | Brier 1976  WCC 1976 (9th) | |
| 1978–79 | Jeff Thomas | Toby McDonald | Peter Hollett | Ken Thomas | Brier 1979 (11th) | |
| 1979–80 | Toby McDonald | Shelly McDonald | John Allan | Ann Bowering | CMxCC 1980  [7]
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| 1980–81 | Toby McDonald | Jim Miller | John Allan | Neil Young | Brier 1981 (11th) | |
| 1991–92 | Glenn Goss | Geoff Cunningham | John Allan | Neil Young | Toby McDonald | Brier 1992 (6th) |
| 1996–97 | Toby McDonald | Paul Withers | Lloyd Powell | Paul Green | [8] | |
| 1997–98 | Toby McDonald | Wayne Hamilton | Lloyd Powell | Paul Withers | Wayne Young | Brier 1998 (9th) |
| 2001–02 | Mark Noseworthy | Bill Jenkins | Randy Turpin | Ian Kerr | Toby McDonald | Brier 2002 (9th) |
| 2011–12 | Toby McDonald | Wayne Hamilton | Lloyd Powell | Paul Aitken | CMaCC 2012
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Record as a coach of national teams
[edit]| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2006 Winter Olympics |  Canada (men) |
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Awards
[edit]- Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award: 1998.[9]
- Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, appointed 8 December 2006.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tobias Francis McDonald". Carnell's Funeral Home.
- ^ "Our Lawyers". McDonald & Hounsell Law Offices. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Newfoundland's year of glory". Regina Leader-Post. February 22, 1992. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Newfoundland Curling Icon Toby McDonald Passes Away
- ^ "NLCA Champions « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association".
- ^ "Ontario wins schoolboy curling title". Ottawa Citizen. February 24, 1968. p. 20.
- ^ "Dunstone's Manitoba rink prevails in marathon mixed curling final". Red Deer Advocate. March 24, 1980. p. 11.
- ^ Team Toby McDonald - Curlingzone
- ^ "Brier Awards & All-Star Teams (1965—2007)". Soudog's Curling History Site. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "3rd investiture". Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Members Inducted at Government House". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Toby McDonald at World Curling
- Toby McDonald at Olympedia
- Toby McDonald on LinkedIn
- Toby McDonald – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Short, Robin (2009-04-11). "No. 7: Jack MacDuff curling team". The Telegram. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- "Curling Volunteer Jack MacDuff just keeps on rolling". Internet Curling Club. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14.
- "Hal Walker". Calgary Herald. 1976-03-15. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- "Remembering the Jack MacDuff Brier triumph, 40 years later". CBC News. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2018-11-11.
- "McDonald hopes province's long wait for another Brier title is about to end". SaltWire. 2016-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30.
- "Toby McDonald". Strathcona Cup. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30.
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