United States Curling Association Hall of Fame

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

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

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 0313299110.
4. "United States Curling Association Hall of Fame Guidelines". USA Curling. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

External links

• USCA Hall of Fame webpage