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Toby McDonald

Toby McDonald
 
Born(1951-04-30)April 30, 1951
DiedJanuary 24, 2025(2025-01-24) (aged 73)
Team
Curling clubSt. John's CC, St. John's, NL,
Bally Haly G&CC, St. John's, NL
Curling career
Member Association Newfoundland and Labrador
Brier appearances6 (1976, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1998, 2002)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1976)
Medal record
Curling
Macdonald Brier
Representing  Newfoundland
Gold medal – first place 1976 Regina

Tobias Francis McDonald[1][2] ONL KC (April 30, 1951 – January 24, 2025)[1] was a Canadian curler, curling coach and lawyer from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Biography

McDonald was born in 1950, 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.

He coached the Canadian men's curling team at the 2006 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal.

Personal life

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 in January 2025, at the age of 73.[4]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[7]
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2006 2006 Winter Olympics  Canada (men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tobias Francis McDonald". Carnell's Funeral Home.
  2. ^ "Our Lawyers". McDonald & Hounsell Law Offices. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Newfoundland Curling Icon Toby McDonald Passes Away
  5. ^ "NLCA Champions « Newfoundland & Labrador Curling Association".
  6. ^ "Ontario wins schoolboy curling title". Ottawa Citizen. February 24, 1968. p. 20.
  7. ^ "Dunstone's Manitoba rink prevails in marathon mixed curling final". Red Deer Advocate. March 24, 1980. p. 11.
  8. ^ Team Toby McDonald - Curlingzone
  9. ^ "Brier Awards & All-Star Teams (1965—2007)". Soudog's Curling History Site. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-04-10.


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