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]

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[edit]

Year Category Hall of Fame inductee Team members, if applicable
(order: skip, third, second, lead)
1984 Curler Bud Somerville
1988 Builder Ted Childs
1988 Curler/Builder Glenn Harris
1988 Builder Hughston McBain
1988 Builder Don McKay
1988 Curler Bruce Roberts
1989 Builder Art Cobb
1989 Builder Harvey Marshall
1989 Curler Bill Strum
1990 Curler Mike Slyziuk
1990 Curler Bob Nichols
1991 Builder J. Nelson Brown
1991 Builder Norman Rickards
1991 Builder Mary Van Ess
1992 Curler Orvil Gilleshammer
1993 Builder Ann Brown
1994 Curlers (Team) The 1965 world champions Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Al Gagne, Tom Wright
1994 Curlers (Team) The 1976 world champions Bruce Roberts, Joe Roberts, Gary Kleffman, Jerry Scott
1994 Curler Tom Locken
1994 Builder Dr. Donald Barcome
1995 Curler Bob Christman
1995 Builder Jim Stephens
1996 Builder Bernie Roth
1996 Curler Ernest Slyziuk
1996 Curler/Builder Ken Sherwood
1997 Curler Harold Lauber
1998 Builder Frank Befera
1998 Curler Steve Brown
1999 Builder Tom Satrom
2000 Curler Glenn Gilleshammer
2001 Curler George Godfrey
2001 Curler Nancy Richard
2002 Builder John Williamson
2002 Builder Robert Hardy
2003 Curler/Builder Elgie Noble
2005 Curler Scott Baird
2006 Curler Lisa Schoeneberg
2007 Curler Mark Haluptzok
2009 Builder Kaytaro Sugahara
2009 Curler Paul Pustovar
2010 Builder Bob Fenson
2012 Builder Jon Mielke
2013 Builder Jerome Larson
2016 Curler Lori Mountford
2017 Curlers (Team) The 1974 world champions Bud Somerville, Bob Nichols, Bill Strum, Tom Locken
2017 Curlers (Team) The 1978 world champions Bob Nichols, Bill Strum, Tom Locken, Bob Christman
2018 Builder Andy Anderson
2018 Builder David Garber
2018 Builder Russ Lemcke
2021 Contributor Elmer Freytag[5][6]

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. 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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