Ann Brown (curler)

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Ann Brown
Curler
DiedMay 23, 2006
Team
Curling clubExmoor Curling Club

Ann Brown was an American curler who was elected to the United States Curling Association Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Curling history

Brown began curling in 1969 at the Exmoor Curling Club in Illinois. She went on to win the United States Women's Curling Association national bonspiel seven times, primarily playing as skip or vice-skip. [1] She also won the Women's Championship in Illinois six times and the Illinois State Mixed Championship two times, the later playing with her husband Larry. [1]

In 1985, Brown was one of the founding directors of the United States Women's Curling Association. [2] From 1986 until 1987, Brown served as the president of the United States Women's Curling Association. [3] [4] In 1991, Brown became the first women to serve as president of the United States Curling Association. [5] Brown also played a key role in bringing curling to the Olympics, which first debuted at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan. [1] Brown was one of the senior curling officials at the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah [1] and served as the United States representative to the World Curling Federation for six years. [6]

Brown died at age 71 of pancreatic cancer in 2006. [1]

Awards and honors

Brown was elected to the United States Curling Association Hall of Fame in 1993. [4] [1] USA Curling awards the Ann Brown sportsmanship award each year to one male and one female athlete competing in the United States Men's Curling Championship or United States Women's Curling Championship who embody the "spirit of curling". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maxwell, Tonya (June 2, 2006). "Ann Brown". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ↑ "USWCA Articles of Incorporation" (PDF). USWCA. December 26, 1985. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "USWCA Past Presidents". United States Women's Curling Association. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ANN BROWN". USA CURLING. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  5. ↑ Garber, David (Spring 2021). "TALES FROM SHEET NINE". Curling News. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Ann Ferguson Brown Obituary (2006) Chicago Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  7. ↑ "ANN BROWN AWARD". USA CURLING. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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