Willie Frame (curler)

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Willie Frame
 
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC,
Hamilton, SCO [1]
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championship
appearances
2 (1974, 1979)
European Championship
appearances
1 (1979)

William Frame is a Scottish curler. He is a 1979 European champion. [2]

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Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1973–74 Jimmy Waddell Jim Steele Robert Kirkland Willie Frame SMCC 1974 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1974 (8th)
1978–79Jimmy WaddellWillie Frame Jim Forrest George Bryan SMCC 1979 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1979 (6th)
1979–80Jimmy WaddellWillie FrameJim ForrestGeorge Bryan ECC 1979 Gold medal icon.svg

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