Lee Tobin
Canadian curler
Lee "Little Mouse" Tobin (born 1922 as Eileen Herdman; died January 3, 1996, in Vancouver) was a Canadian curler. A member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame, she remains the only skip to lead Quebec to a national women's curling championship, having won the 1975 Macdonald Lassies Championship.
Curling career
Representing Westmount's Caledonia Curling Club, Tobin won her first Quebec women's championship in 1970, defeating Pointe Claire's Shirley Bradford in a tie-breaker playoff, after having been tied in first with them in the standings at a 5–2 record. Her team of Michelle Garneau, Perry Landrigan and Joy Sjare was put together just before playdowns that season. The team represented Quebec at the 1970 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship, where they finished with a 6–3 record, tied four fourth place.
The Tobin rink had less success in 1971, going 3–3 at provincials, and had to cancel their final match due to Tobin suffering a leg injury.
Tobin, with teammates Pat Haslam, Marilyn Hone and Garneau won a second Quebec provincial title in 1972. The Caledonia rink easily swept through the round robin tournament, going undefeated with a 7–0 record. The team represented Quebec at the 1972 Macdonald Lassies Championship, where Tobin once again finished in fourth place with a 6–3 record.
Tobin won a third Quebec provincial title in 1973 with teammates Fran Collison, Hone and Garneau.
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