Keith Allen "Wheels" Reilly (1938 – December 18, 2012) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

curler. Reilly played lead for Alf Phillips, Jr. at the 1967 Macdonald Brier. It was Reilly's lone Brier appearance, but the rink won, earning the right to represent Canada at the 1967 Scotch Cup, the World Championships. At the Scotch Cup, the team finished the round robin in second place with a 6-1 record, but lost the semi-final match up against Scotland's Chuck Hay. This earned a bronze medal for the team. Reilly was a teacher by profession. He would end up coaching many top teams, including

Alison Goring Alison Goring (born November 15, 1963) is a Canadian curler. Career 1990–1997 Goring is a former Canadian champion skip, having won the 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts. She was also a successful junior curler, having won the 1983 Canadian Ju ...

's rink at the 1982 and 1983 provincial junior championships and the

1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 24 to March 3, 1990, at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The total attendance for the week was 29,042. Team Ontario, who ...

. He also coached the Japanese men's team at the 2004 Pacific Curling Championships. He would later move on to officiating curling events, and was the chief umpire at the

2010 Tim Hortons Brier The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier had been to Halifax, and the seco ...

, the

2011 Tim Hortons Brier The 2011 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 5 until March 13, 2011 at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. This event marked the 30th time that the province of Ontario has hosted the Brier s ...

, the

2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship The 2009 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held from November 9 to 16, 2008 at the Arniatok Arena in Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest com ...

, the 2002 Arctic Winter Games, 3

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and at the

2010 World Senior Curling Championships The 2010 World Senior Curling Championships were held from April 18 to 24 at the Ural Lightning Ice Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They were held in conjunction with the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Teams from Scotland (men's ...

. He would officiate events in every year from 1985 to 2012. After a lengthy hospital stay, Reilly died on December 18, 2012.

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Keith Reilly – Curling Canada Stats ArchiveKeith Reilly (1938-2012)
*Video: (YouTube-channel "Curling Canada") {{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Keith 1938 births 2012 deaths Curlers from Ontario Canadian educators Brier champions Canadian curling coaches Canadian male curlers