Bryan Wood (curler)

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Bryan Wood
Born (1944-03-10) March 10, 1944 (age 78)
Justice, Manitoba

Bryan D. Wood (born March 10, 1944) is a Canadian former curler. He was the lead on the Don Duguid rink that won two Curling Championships and two Brier Championships. [1] [2] He also won the 1979 Macdonald Brier playing for Barry Fry.

Wood was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. [3]

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References

  1. "Wood, Bryan – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Bryan Wood". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 9 November 2021.