| Bud McCartney | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Frank Crealock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Ken Sherwood | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | John Jamieson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Bud McCartney | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bud McCartney was the lead on the Granite Curling Club curling team (from Seattle, Washington, United States) during the Curling World Championships known as the 1961 Scotch Cup, where United States team won bronze medal. [1] [2]
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