Bill Grant (curler)
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| Born |
June 16, 1882 Ingersoll, Ontario | |||||||||||||
| Died |
April 16, 1942 (aged 59) Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Strathcona Curling Club | |||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 2 | |||||||||||||
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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]
Grant was married twice and had two children with his second wife Doris, Thomas (1928-2002) and Barbara (1931).
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 – 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".
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