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Other names | Woody | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 19, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Calgary CC, Calgary, AB, Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, AB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | Alberta (1972-1995) Ontario (1995-2007) British Columbia (2007-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brier appearances | 4: (1980, 1983, 1984, 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 1 (1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic appearances | 1 (1988) (demo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 1 (1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil William "Woody" Houston [1] (born January 19, 1957) is a Canadian curler.
He is a 1986 World Men's champion [2] and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion.
He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal.
During the early 1990s, Houston worked in sports facility management in Leduc, Whitecourt and Fort Saskatchewan. In 1995, Houston moved to Ottawa [3] where he worked for the Canadian Curling Association as director of domestic development. [4] After 13 years with the CCA, Houston moved to British Columbia in 2007 to become venue and sport manager for Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [5]
Houston coached the Andrew Bilesky rink at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier. [6]
Houston is married to Bev Bakka, and has two children. [7]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1972–73 | Barry Knight | Brent Syme | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [9] | |
1973–74 | Barry Knight | Brent Syme | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [10] | |
1974–75 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | CJCC 1975 | |
1975–76 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | WJCC 1976 | |
1979–80 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | Brier 1980 | |
1980–81 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | ||
1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1983 | |
1983–84 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984 | |
Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984 | ||
1985–86 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | Brier 1986 WCC 1986 |
1986–87 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | COCT 1987 | |
1987–88 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | WOG 1988 |
1992–93 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Frank Morissette | Neil Houston | ||
1996–97 | Jeff McCrady | Neil Houston | Steve Doty | Simon Turner | ||
1999–00 | Jeff McCrady | Jim Hunker | Morgan Currie | Neil Houston | ||
2007–08 | Dave Merklinger | Neil Houston | Tyrel Griffith | Andrew Bilesky | ||
2010–11 | Dave Merklinger | Frank Morissette | Neil Houston | Ryan LeDrew |
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