Joe Roberts (curler)

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Joe Roberts
 
Team
Curling clubHibbing CC
Career
Member AssociationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (1976, 1984)

Joe Roberts is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.

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He is a 1976 World Men's champion and a two-time United States men's curling champion (1976, 1984).

Awards

Personal life

His older brother Bruce is a curler too and Joe's teammate. [2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1974–75 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1975
1975–76Bruce RobertsJoe RobertsGary KleffmanJerry ScottUSMCC 1976 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1976 Gold medal icon.svg
1976–77Bruce Roberts Paul Pustovar
Joe Roberts
Gary KleffmanJerry ScottUSMCC 1977 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1977 (4th)
1977–78Bruce RobertsJoe RobertsGary KleffmanJerry ScottUSMCC 1978
1983–84Joe Roberts (fourth)Bruce Roberts (skip)Gary KleffmanJerry ScottUSMCC 1984 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1984 (6th)
2011–12Tom ScottJoe RobertsTony WilsonBenjamin Wilson [3]

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References

  1. "Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA". teamusa.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. "SI.com". si.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. 2011 Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel