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Rick
Folk, like any typical youngster, played many sports. However, he
excelled in two of them: golf and curling. On the international scene,
Rick and his rink made their mark winning the world curling
championships in 1980. In high school, Folk won the Saskatchewan title
and placed second at the Canadian championships.
In
university, Fold skipped his rink to the western Canadian championship
in 1970. The following year, he won the Saskatchewan Junior crown. Rick also has five Saskatchewan mixed titles to his credit and twice
brought the Canadian Championship back to the Wheat Province. His rinks
have won Saskatchewan men’s championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980. Playing skip behind third Ron Mills, second Tom Wilson, and lead Jim
Wilson, Rick took the Canadian crown in 1980, with a 10-6 win over
Northern Ontario. At the world championships, Folk’s rink went
undefeated to capture the Silver Broom.
His Silver Broom foursome was inducted into the
Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in September 1980.
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