United States Curling Association Hall of Fame

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The United States Curling Association Hall of Fame was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in curling or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United States. It is operated by the United States Curling Association (USCA), the governing body for curling in the United States. The Hall of Fame is housed at the USCA headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. [1]

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There have been 45 individuals and 4 teams inducted into the Hall of Fame. [2]

The first inductee was Bud Somerville, 2-time world champion and 2-time Olympian. [3] Somerville is also included as skip of two of the four teams to have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, the 1965 World Men's Championship team and the 1975 World Men's Championship team. The other two teams that have been inducted are the 1976 World Men's Championship team and the 1978 World Men's Championship team.

The Hall of Fame selection committee meets annually to choose inductees. Inductees are categorized into one of three categories: Curler recognizes an individual or team for their competitive success, Builder recognizes an individual for their contribution to curling in the United States, or Curler/Builder which recognizes an individual who has combined the two previous categories. [4]

Members

YearCategoryHall of Fame inducteeTeam members, if applicable
(order: skip, third, second, lead)
1984Curler Bud Somerville
1988BuilderTed Childs
1988Curler/BuilderGlenn Harris
1988BuilderHughston McBain
1988BuilderDon McKay
1988Curler Bruce Roberts
1989BuilderArt Cobb
1989BuilderHarvey Marshall
1989Curler Bill Strum
1990Curler Mike Slyziuk
1990Curler Bob Nichols
1991BuilderJ. Nelson Brown
1991BuilderNorman Rickards
1991Builder Mary Van Ess
1992CurlerOrvil Gilleshammer
1993Builder Ann Brown
1994Curlers (Team)The 1965 world champions Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Al Gagne, Tom Wright
1994Curlers (Team)The 1976 world champions Bruce Roberts, Joe Roberts, Gary Kleffman, Jerry Scott
1994Curler Tom Locken
1994BuilderDr. Donald Barcome
1995Curler Bob Christman
1995BuilderJim Stephens
1996BuilderBernie Roth
1996Curler Ernest Slyziuk
1996Curler/Builder Ken Sherwood
1997CurlerHarold Lauber
1998BuilderFrank Befera
1998Curler Steve Brown
1999BuilderTom Satrom
2000CurlerGlenn Gilleshammer
2001Curler George Godfrey
2001Curler Nancy Richard
2002BuilderJohn Williamson
2002BuilderRobert Hardy
2003Curler/BuilderElgie Noble
2005Curler Scott Baird
2006Curler Lisa Schoeneberg
2007Curler Mark Haluptzok
2009BuilderKaytaro Sugahara
2009Curler Paul Pustovar
2010Builder Bob Fenson
2012BuilderJon Mielke
2013BuilderJerome Larson
2016Curler Lori Mountford
2017Curlers (Team)The 1974 world champions Bud Somerville, Bob Nichols, Bill Strum, Tom Locken
2017Curlers (Team)The 1978 world champions Bob Nichols, Bill Strum, Tom Locken, Bob Christman
2018BuilderAndy Anderson
2018BuilderDavid Garber
2018BuilderRuss Lemcke
2021Contributor Elmer Freytag [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bob Fenson inducted into USA Curling Hall of Fame". www.bemidjipioneer.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame Members". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. ↑ Kirsch, George B. (2000). Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 121. ISBN   0-313-29911-0.
  4. ↑ "United States Curling Association Hall of Fame Guidelines" (DOCX). Team USA. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  5. ↑ "ELMER FREYTAG - Hall of Fame". USA Curling. February 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Elmer Freytag inducted into USA Curling Hall of Fame". USA Curling. February 11, 2021.
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