Dave Gerlach

David Fredrick Gerlach[1] (July 2, 1940–October 22, 2020)[2] was a Canadian retired curler. He played as third on the Ron Northcott rink that won the 1969 Brier and World Championship.

Dave Gerlach
Curler
Born(1940-07-02)July 2, 1940
DiedOctober 22, 2020(2020-10-22) (aged 80)
Calgary, Alberta
Curling career
Brier appearances1 (1969)
World Championship
appearances		1 (1969)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Perth
Representing  Alberta
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place 1969 Oshawa

Gerlach was the son of Fritz and Ida Gerlach, and grew up in Stettler, Alberta area, and graduated high school from the Botha School in Botha, Alberta.[2]

Gerlach was a police officer with the Calgary Police Service when he won the Canadian Police Curling Championship in 1967,[3] 1968, 1969, 1970[2] and 1972.[4] Before becoming a police officer, Gerlach was a farmer in Stettler, Alberta.[5] He returned to Stettler to farm in the 1970s,[6] and worked as a car salesman. In 1981, he started a business selling pictures.[2]

Gerlach was married twice and had three daughters.[2]

References
  1. "Larry Wood". Calgary Herald. March 6, 1969. p. 36. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. "Obituary of David Frederick Gerlach | Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium". stettlerfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. "Dave Gerlach Misses Brier But Wins National Title". Ottawa Citizen. March 1, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. Patton, Paul (16 March 1972). "Gerlach's Alberta curlers win Police championship". The Globe and Mail. p. 44.
  5. "Young Gerlach Dethrones Gervais". Edmonton Journal. February 12, 1966. p. 27. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. "Higgs cops curling crown". Edmonton Journal. February 20, 1974. p. 65. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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