Bill Grant (curler)
William Alexander Grant (June 16, 1882 – April 16, 1942) was a Canadian curler. He was the lead of the 1928 and 1929 Brier Champion teams (skipped by Gordon Hudson), representing Manitoba.[1] Grant was a 1975 inductee to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.[2][3] He died suddenly in 1942 while attending a curling meeting at the Fort Rouge Curling Club.[4]
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| Born | June 16, 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 16, 1942 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Strathcona Curling Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Grant was married twice and had two children with his second wife Doris, Thomas Alexander Grant (1928-2002) and Barbara Longworth nee:Grant (1931-2020).
1928 & 1929 Macdonalds Brier Hearts
References
- Mott, Morris; Allardyce, John (13 June 1989). Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 To 1988. Univ. of Manitoba Press. ISBN 9780887553172 – via Google Books.
- "Grant, William A. – CCA Hall of Fame - ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 2008."1928 & 1929 Gordon Hudson Team".
- "William Grant, Active Curler, Dies Suddenly Thursday at Meeting, Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, April 17, 1942, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg 4". 17 April 1942.
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