William "Billie" Dawe Born: June 8, 1924 in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada - Died: May 20, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was a Canadian Ice Hockey player.

Dawe was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys ("Mercurys", "Mercs"), an intermediate senior-A ice Hockey team that played in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dawe played with the Mercurys when they won the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England.
Two years later, Dawe was team captain when the Mercurys won the gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics/1952 World Championship in Oslo, Norway.

Dawe tied for second in team scoring, with 6 goals and 6 assists during 8 games, as the Mercurys outscored their opponents 71-14 en route to the gold medal.

Dawe retired from Hockey following the 1952 Olympics, claiming that he had reached all of his goals in Hockey, and then going to work at the Edmonton Waterloo Mercury car dealership, sponsor of the Edmonton Mercurys Hockey team, for a number of decades. Dawe became parts manager at the dealership and a partner in the firm, along with Mercurys teammate and eventual principal owner Al Purvis.

Dawe for many years continued to visit junior high schools during each Winter Olympic season to show his gold medal and answer the children’s questions.

Dawe, as part of the 1952 Olympic/World Champion Edmonton Mercurys, was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.

The 1952 Mercurys, including Dawe, was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.

Dawe, as part of the 1950 World Champion version of the Mercs, was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.