Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
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The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by the Canadian Curling Association
in Orleans, Ontario
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The Hall of Fame
selection committee meets annually to choose inductees from four categories: curler, builder, curler/builder and team. Past presidents of the Canadian Curling Association are automatically inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the Executive Honour Roll.
Canadian Curling Association
The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
in Orleans, Ontario
Orléans, Ontario
Orleans , also written Orléans, is a suburban area within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2006 Census gave Orleans a population of 95,491. It became a ward of the City of Ottawa in 2001...
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The Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
selection committee meets annually to choose inductees from four categories: curler, builder, curler/builder and team. Past presidents of the Canadian Curling Association are automatically inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the Executive Honour Roll.
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- Diane Adams
- Donald J. Aitken
- J. W. Allan
- Lorraine Ambrosio
- A. F. Anderson
- A. F. Angus
- Ronald M. Anton
- Horace F. Argue
- James E. Armstrong
- James P. Armstrong
- Janet ArnottJanet ArnottJanet Arnott is a Canadian curler from Manitoba.Arnott was the long time lead for her sister, Connie Laliberte winning the Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1984 and 1992 and the World Curling Championships in 1984...
- Laurie Artiss
- Henri Auger
- Frank Avery
- Norman Balderston
- Matt BaldwinMatt BaldwinMatthew M. Baldwin is a Canadian curler from Edmonton.Baldwin is a three time Brier champion, having skipped to the Canadian men's championship in 1954, 1957 and 1958....
- Caroline Ball
- Marilyn Barraclough
- Sue-Ann Bartlett
- Timothy Belcourt
- Gordon Lockhart BennettGordon Lockhart BennettGordon Lockhart Bennett, OC was a Canadian teacher, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island....
- Morag Bergasse
- Jan BetkerJan BetkerJanice "Jan" Betker is a Canadian curler. Betker is best known for playing third on the Sandra Schmirler rink that won three world championships and an Olympic gold medal in the 1990s...
- Marilyn BodoghMarilyn BodoghMarilyn C. Bodogh is a Canadian curler, colour commentator and political candidate....
- H. Bruce Boreham
- Earl E. G. Bourne
- Jack Boutilier
- Earl Boyd
- Raplh S. Boyd
- W. Cecil Boyd
- Shirley Bray
- Fred Britton
- Michael Burns, Sr.
- Noel R. Buxton
- Ada Calles
- Bert Cameron
- Douglas A. Cameron
- George J. Cameron
- Colin A. Campbell
- Glen M. Campbell
- Gloria Campbell
- Gordon Campbell
- Maurice Campbell
- Thane A. Campbell
- W. Garnet Campbell
- Kent Carstairs
- Harry P. Carter
- Agnès Charette
- Kay Clift
- James Congalton
- Edith Corby-Moore
- Walter B. Cowan
- Pauline M. Cragg
- Gordon Craig
- Robert C. Cream
- Elsie Crosby
- E. M. CullitonE. M. CullitonEdward Milton Culliton, CC, SOM, KCSG was a member of Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and Chief Justice of Saskatchewan....
- D. William Currie
- Lyall DaggLyall DaggLyall Dagg is a Canadian curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1964 World Curling Championships.-References:...
- Keith Deacon
- Noreen Delisle
- Al R. Delmage
- Mabel DeWareMabel DeWareMabel Margaret DeWare is a Canadian politician, curler, and retired Senator.Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, she skipped her team to a New Brunswick and Canadian Curling Association Ladies Curling championship in 1963, forerunner to the Scott Tournament of Hearts.In 1978, she was elected to the...
- Catherine Dillon
- George V. Dillon
- Robert F. Dillon
- Marion Dockendroff
- James E. Donahoe
- Richard DonahoeRichard DonahoeRichard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., K.S.G. was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of James Donahoe and Rebecca Duggan, he was educated at Dalhousie University and set up practice in Halifax. In 1936, he married Mary Boyd...
- Donna Duffet
- Don DuguidDon DuguidDonald G. Duguid is a Canadian champion curler. A three-time winner of the Canadian Brier and two-time World Curling Championships champion, Duguid won the Brier in 1965, 1970 and 1971, and the Worlds in 1970 and 1971...
- Anne Dunn
- John Dutton
- Patricia Dwyer
- Jessie Elliott
- J. Irl England
- Emily B. Farnham
- Sylvia FedorukSylvia FedorukSylvia Olga Fedoruk, OC, SOM is a Canadian scientist, curler and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.Born in Canora, Saskatchewan, of Ukrainian immigrants, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the University of Saskatchewan, in 1949, and a M.A...
- Randy FerbeyRandy FerbeyRandy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion....
- John Ferguson
- Thomas R. Fisher
- Don Fleming
- Rick FolkRick FolkRichard Dale “Rick” Folk is a Canadian curler and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He is a two-time world curling champion....
- Anita Ford
- Atina Ford
- Rene Fortier
- Barbara Foster
- Gordon Fox
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- William Gatchell
- Cathy GauthierCathy GauthierCathy Gauthier is a Canadian curler and broadcaster.Gauthier, who was the long time second for Connie Laliberte, last played the lead position on the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts championship team of Jennifer Jones. Gauthier also won two championships with Laliberte in 1992 and 1995, before...
- Reginald H. Geary
- Maymar Gemmell
- Hec GervaisHec GervaisHector J. "The Friendly Giant" Gervais was a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. He was a two-time Brier champion and former World Champion....
- William Good, Sr.
- Edwin Gooder
- Peter Gow
- Ab GowanlockAb GowanlockAlbert Adam "Ab" Gowanlock was a Canadian curler from Manitoba.Gowanlock was a two time provincial and two time Brier champion....
- William A. Grant
- Thomas Gray
- Barry Greenberg
- Jill Greenwood
- Marcia GudereitMarcia GudereitMarcia Gudereit is a Canadian curler.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This team is the only 3-time winner of the World Curling Championship...
- John Gunn
- Lloyd H. Gunnlaugson
- Joseph A. Gurowka
- Al HacknerAl HacknerAllan A. "Al" Hackner, nicknamed "the Iceman" is a Canadian Hall of Fame curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was born and raised in Nipigon, Ontario. He is a two-time Brier and World Champion skip...
- John Thomas HaigJohn Thomas HaigJohn Thomas Haig, PC was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as parliamentary leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party in 1921-22....
- Perry G. Hall
- Ina Hansen
- Scotty Harper
- Bill Harris (curling)
- Dawn Harris
- Neil Harrison
- Ross G. L. Harstone
- J. Gordon Haynes
- Robert J. Heartwell
- Ann Hebb
- Leo Herbert
- Darlene Hill
- Walter Hobbs
- Gordon Hooey
- Heather HoustonHeather HoustonHeather Houston is a Canadian curler and world champion.-International championships:Houston became world champion in 1989 as skip for the Canadian team...
- Neil Houston
- Glenn HowardGlenn HowardGlenn Howard is a Canadian curler from Penetanguishene, Ontario. He has won three Briers and three world championships in his career. He has also won six straight Ontario provincials.-1980s-2006:...
- Russ HowardRuss HowardRussell W. "Russ" Howard, ONL is a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, but originally from Midland, Ontario. His home club in Moncton is Curling Beausejour...
- Gordon M. Hudson
- Gunther Hümmelt
- Roderick G. M. Hunter
- Niven M. Jackson
- Hazel I. Jamieson
- Shorty JenkinsShorty JenkinsClarence W. "Shorty" Jenkins is a famous ice technician in the sport of curling. He is known for his trademarked pink cowboy hat, pink leather jacket and pink cowboy boots....
- Clara Johnson
- Katherine Johnston
- Leo Johnston
- Colleen JonesColleen JonesColleen P. Jones is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row...
- Debbie Jones-Walker
- June Kaufman
- John KawajaJohn KawajaJohn Kawaja is a Canadian curler. He is a two-time Brier and World Champion.Kawaja moved to Ontario as a youth, and became a high profile skip , but it was not until his move to the Ed Werenich rink that he finally started to win championships.In 1983, Kawaja won his first provincial championship,...
- Bruce Kennedy
- Tracy Kennedy
- Eva Kerr
- F. Marjorie Kerr
- Nancy Kerr
- John E. Keys
- Ray KingsmithRay KingsmithRaymond "Ray" A. Kingsmith was a politician and professional curler from Alberta, Canada.-Politics:Kingsmith ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1971 Alberta general election. He decided to take on incumbent Bill Dickie who had crossed the floor two years earlier from the...
- Sharon Knox
- Irene Konkin
- Evelyn Krahn
- Connie LaliberteConnie LaliberteConnie Laliberte is a Canadian curler from Manitoba and world champion.-Championships:Laliberte became world champion in 1984 as skip for the Canadian team....
- Arthur N. Lamb
- Lorraine LangLorraine LangLorraine Lang is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.In 1981, Lang won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship playing lead for her future husband Rick Lang....
- Rick LangRick LangRichard P. "Rick" Lang is a five time Canadian Championship Curling winner representing Northern Ontario.Played third for Brier champions Bill Tetley , and Al Hackner . Also played third for Al Hackner's Canadian Senior Men's championship team in 2006...
- Allan D. Langlois
- Penny LaRocque
- Vicki Lauder
- Wendy Leach
- William E. Leaman
- Donald E. Lewis
- Ina Light
- Betty Linkletter
- Shirley Little
- Arthur L. Lobel
- William Low
- Frederick J. Lucas
- Ed LukowichEd LukowichEdward "Ed" Lukowich is a former champion curler. Lukowich is a two-time Brier champion. In 1986 his team won the World Curling Championship....
- William E. Lumsden
- Peter D. L. Lyall
- Velma M. Lytle
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- Harold L. Mabey
- Elizabeth Macdonald
- Wendell L. Macdonald
- Alan N. MacGowan
- J. Alfred MacInnes
- Elbridge P. MacKay
- William J. MacKay
- Donald MacKenzie
- Daniel D. MacKinnon
- Aileen MacLean
- Donald R. MacLeod
- Mary MacMurray
- Murray MacneillMurray MacneillDr. Murray Macneill was a curler from Nova Scotia. He is the first skip to win the Brier, back in 1927. He began curling in his back yard while he was a boy in Saint John, New Brunswick. He was always competitive and went on to become one of the top curlers in Maritime Canada...
- Dot MacRae
- W. J. Magrath
- John S. Malcolm
- Harvey Malo
- Clifford R. Manahan
- Hadie Manley
- Lindy Marchuk
- Flora Martin
- J. B. Mather
- Jack MathesonJack MathesonJohn "Jack" Matheson was a Canadian sports journalist known for his wide coverage of sports for the Winnipeg Tribune from 1946 to 1980....
- Doug MaxwellDoug MaxwellDouglas Dean "Doug" Maxwell was a noted Canadian journalist and broadcaster, noted for his coverage in the sport of curling....
- Harvey Mazinke
- J. B. McArthur
- Joan McCuskerJoan McCuskerJoan McCusker , grew up in Saltcoats. She is a Canadian curler who played second on the team of Sandra Schmirler at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
- Cameron McEwen
- Buzz McGibney
- Larry McGrath
- Thomas McGraw
- Joyce McKeeJoyce McKeeJoyce McKee is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She is a five time Canadian champion.McKee won her very first provincial title as a skip in 1954, before the creation of a Canadian women's championship. She won again in 1960, earning the right to play at the Western Canada women's...
- Shirley McKendry
- Lura McLuckie
- Burd S. McNeice
- Andrew McWilliams
- Janet E. Merry
- Edna Messum
- Olive Mews
- Maureen Miller
- Herbert C. Millham
- Ronald A. Mills
- Marj MitchellMarj MitchellMarjorie Mitchell was a Canadian curler and World Champion. She was skip for the winning team at the 1980 World Curling Championships. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983. The sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is called the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in her...
- Lorne MittonLorne MittonLorne Mitton is the former mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, elected in May 2004. His predecessor was Brian Murphy. He was born and raised in Moncton, and studied at the University of Toronto...
- Linda MooreLinda MooreLinda Moore is a Canadian world champion curler. Since 1989, she has been a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and formerly Ray Turnbull .-Career:...
- Shirley Morash
- Christine M. More
- Lenore Morrison
- John Moss
- Clifford A. L. Murchison
- Jerry J. Muzika
- Joyce Myers
- Barry Naimark
- R. Bruce Ness
- Dorothy D. New
- Mary-Anne Nicholson
- Robert B. Nicol
- Bill Norgan
- Ron NorthcottRon NorthcottRonald Charles "Owl" Northcott, CM is a three-time Canadian and World curling champion and a Hall of Fame member....
- Frank O'Brien
- Stanley Oleson
- Albert Olson
- L. E. Olson
- Ole Olson
- Clyde R. Opaleychuk
- Anne Orser
- A. William Parish
- Albert J. Parkhill
- Pat B. Reid
- Ted Pattee
- Pat Perroud
- Charles Perry
- Don Petlak
- James K. Pettapiece
- Vera PezerVera PezerVera Pezer, BA, MA, PhD is the current Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. A sports enthusiast, Pezer is a Canadian softball champion, golfing contender, and curling champion. She has been inducted into both the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and the Canadian Curling Hall of...
- Robert Picken
- Robert H. Pickering
- William F. Piercey
- Peggy Piers
- Violet Pike
- Ernest Pollard
- Muriel Porter
- Rita C. Proulx
- H. Fielding Rankine
- Vic RauterVic RauterVictor Rauter is a Canadian sportscaster for The Sports Network since 1985. He has covered mostly auto racing, curling and soccer since 1986 as well as hockey, baseball, bowling, squash, volleyball, equestrian and skiing....
- Thomas H. Rennie
- Arnold W. Richardson
- Carleton S. Richardson
- Ernie RichardsonErnie RichardsonErnest M. Richardson, CM is a Canadian and world curling champion.Ernie Richardson was the skip of the Regina-based team made up of his brother Garnet and cousins Arnold, Wes Richardson, and Mel Perry who replaced Wes in 1963 due to back issues...
- Garnet S. Richardson
- Wesley H. Richardson
- Norman P. Rockwell
- Barbara Roper
- Samuel Rothschild
- Sheila Rowan
- Marion Rowlands
- Adeline M. R. Roy
- Pat Ryan
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- Olivier Samson
- Zivan Saper
- Frank F. Sargent
- Paul SavagePaul Savage (curler)A. Paul Savage is a Canadian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He played on the Canadian winning team at the 1983 World championships. He lives in Markham, Ontario.-References:...
- Sandra SchmirlerSandra SchmirlerSandra Marie Schmirler, SOM , was a Canadian curler, who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler skipped her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year curling was a medal sport...
- Mabel Dalton Segsworth
- Jerry Shoemaker
- John A. Sinclair
- Marjorie H. Sinclair
- Ronald Singbusch
- F. Arthur Skinner
- James Smart
- David C. Smith
- Sir Donald Smith
- Emmett M. Smith
- Yvonne Smith
- Jean Snowdon
- Bernie SparkesBernie SparkesBernard L. Sparkes is a former world champion curler.Sparkes's first major curling championship success came when he won the 1957 Alberta Schoolboys...
- Lindsay SparkesLindsay SparkesLindsay Sparkes is a Canadian curler. She is a three-time Canadian champion, world champion and Olympic demonstration champion....
- John D. Squarebriggs
- Edward Steeves
- Frank M. Stent
- A. E. Stephenson
- David Macdonald Stewart
- T. Howard Stewart
- Walter M. Stewart
- Reginald E. Stone
- Roy H. Stone
- Frederick L. Storey
- Toro Suzuki
- Brent Syme
- A. Ross Tarlton
- Ian TetleyIan TetleyIan Tetley is a Canadian curler from Oakville, Ontario. He is a three-time Brier and World Champion.Tetley is originally from Thunder Bay, in Northern Ontario, which gets a separate team at the Brier. In 1985, he played second for Al Hackner, for which they won he won his first Brier, and World...
- Nicholas J. Thibodeau
- Dorothy Thompson
- G. Clifton Thompson
- T. Gordon Thompson
- Ted Thonger
- Edith Tipping
- Lee Tobin
- Gerry Tomalty
- Richard T. Topping
- Clifford L. Torey
- William R. Tracy
- Thomas Travers
- Evan A. Trites
- Ray TurnbullRay Turnbull (curler)Raymond "Moose" Turnbull is a Canadian curler from Manitoba. He was a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and Linda Moore.-Championships:...
- Thora Turner
- James Tyre
- Jim Ursel
- Wally Ursuliak
- Margaret E. Valentine
- Pattie Vande
- Judy Veinot
- Don WalchukDon WalchukDonald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season...
- David Walker
- Jo Wallace
- William J. Walsh
- Cyril S. Walters
- Grant G. Watson
- Ila Watson
- Ken WatsonKen WatsonJames Kenneth Watson, CM was a Canadian curler.Watson was born in Minnedosa, Manitoba and moved to Winnipeg later. He was the first man to skip his rink to three Brier championships in 1936, 1942 and 1949....
- Cecil M. Watt
- Hazel Watt
- Horace P. Webb
- Kenneth B. Weldon
- Jack WellsJack WellsJohn Hampson "Jack" Wells , also known as Cactus Jack, was a Winnipeg-based radio and television broadcaster specializing in sports....
- James Oddie Welsh
- Ed WerenichEd WerenichEdward Werenich is a Canadian curler. Nicknamed "The Wrench," Werenich has been known to be a colourful and outspoken character. Outside of curling, Werenich worked as a firefighter....
- Jim Weyman
- Joan Whalley
- Elma-Mae Whitehead
- Twyla Widdifield
- Errick F. Willis
- Archibald E. Wilson
- James R. Wilson
- Robin Wilson
- Thomas R. Wilson
- Don WittmanDon WittmanDonald Rae Wittman was a Canadian sportscaster.Born in Herbert, Saskatchewan, Wittman attended the University of Saskatchewan and got his start in the field of broadcasting as a news reporter with CFQC radio in Saskatoon in 1955.As a sportscaster, Wittman covered many sports including athletics,...
- Bryan D. Wood
- Larry Wood
- Nora Wood
- Pappy WoodPappy WoodD. J. Howard "Pappy" Wood, Sr. was a Canadian curler.Wood played ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer in his youth, but is most notable for his curling achievements.One of Wood's most notable feats is participating in 71...
- Emily Woolley
- Muriel Youngson