William James Walsh (January 20, 1917 – October 7, 1971) was a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Walsh was a two time Canadian champion skip, having won the Brier for Manitoba in 1952 and 1956.

The Walsh rink, which included Al Langlois, Andy McWilliams and John Watson, went undefeated at the event, winning all ten matches.

[3] At the 1956 Macdonald Brier, the Walsh rink finished the round robin with a record of 8-2, tied with Ontario's Alf Phillips.

Walsh won the match 8-7, in an extra end in front of 3200 fans at Moncton Stadium to capture his second national title.