Ernie Slyziuk

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Ernie Slyziuk
Born(1920-03-12)March 12, 1920
DiedJanuary 2, 2001(2001-01-02) (aged 80)
Team
Curling clubDetroit CC, Detroit [1]
Skip Mike Slyziuk
Third Nelson Brown
Second Ernie Slyziuk
Lead Walter Hubchick
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Medal record
Men’s Curling
World Men's Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Perth
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Milwaukee
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 Duluth

Ernest "Ernie, Mighty Mite" Slyziuk (March 12, 1920 - January 2, 2001) [2] [3] was an American curler. He played second on the Detroit Curling Club team (from Detroit, Michigan) during the Curling World Championships known as the 1963 Scotch Cup. [4] Slyziuk and his team ended up taking third place and were awarded the bronze medal. [5]

He joined the Detroit Curling Club in 1950 and served as its President in 1978-79 and 1979-80. An active curler for over 30 years, he was U.S. National Champion in 1958 and 1963, attending the Nationals ten times.

In 1996 he was inducted to United States Curling Hall of Fame. [6] [3]

He started curling at the age of 12 with his older brother Mike Slyziuk in Grandview, Manitoba, Canada where they were born.

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References

  1. "Detroit Curling Club".
  2. "Ernest Slyziuk (1920 - 2001) - Lady Lake, FL". AncientFaces. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12.
  3. 1 2 ""Mighty Mite' whisked into Curling Hall of Fame". Tampa Bay Times. 1996-03-24. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12.
  4. Ernie Slyziuk on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. 1963 Curling World Championship results from the World Curling Federation database
  6. "Ernie Slyziuk - Hall of Fame". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.