Derek Scott (curler)

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Derek Scott
 
Team
Curling clubSt. Martins CC, Perth
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World Championship
appearances
3 (1969, 1970, 1976)

Derek Scott is a Scottish curler.

He is a World Men's silver medallist (1970, 1976), bronze medallist (1969) [1] and three-time Scottish men's champion.

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Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1968–69 Bill Muirhead George Haggart Derek Scott Alex Young Murray Melville (WMCC) SMCC 1969 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1969 Bronze medal icon.svg [2] [3]
1969–70Bill MuirheadGeorge HaggartDerek ScottMurray MelvilleSMCC 1970 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1970 Silver medal icon.svg
1970–71Bill MuirheadBill ReidDerek Scott Len Dudman [4]
1975–76Bill MuirheadDerek ScottLen Dudman Roy Sinclair SMCC 1976 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1976 Silver medal icon.svg

Membership of Errol curling club

Derek Scott was a member of Errol curling club (Perthshire), Scotland for 29 seasons, joining in 1961-62, with his last season as a member being 1990-91. [5] He served as President of the club in 1967-68. [6]

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References

  1. Derek Scott on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Fleming, Don (24 March 1969). "Northcott wins 3rd title; eyes Richardson's mark". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. Wood, Larry (22 March 1969). "U.S. goes against Northcott for title". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Past Winners - Perth Masters (web-archive)
  5. Annuals of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club for [the following years] (Edinburgh: The Royal Caledonian Curling Club) [journal not published online]: 1961-62, p.246; 1962-63, p.248; 1963-64, p.250; 1964-65, p.252; 1965-66, p.199; 1966-67, p.206; 1967-68, p.217; 1968-69, p.219; 1969-70, p.221; 1970-71, p.221; 1971-72, p.221; 1972-73, p.222; 1973-74, p.221; 1974-75, p.229; 1975-76, pp.221-222; 1976-77, p.238; 1977-78, p.332; 1978-79, p.328; 1979-80, p.337; 1980-81, p.350; 1981-82, p.349; 1982-83, p.353; 1983-84, pp.366-367; 1984-85, p.290; 1985-86, p.282; 1986-87, p.313; 1987-88, p.316; 1988-89, p.371; 1989-90, p.377; 1990-91, p.437.
  6. Annual of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club for 1967-68 (Edinburgh: The Royal Caledonian Curling Club) [journal not published online], p.217.