Chuck Hay

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Chuck Hay
Born(1930-04-23)23 April 1930
Died4 August 2017(2017-08-04) (aged 87)
Team
Curling clubKilgraston & Moncrieffe
SkipChuck Hay
ThirdJohn Bryden
SecondAlan Glen
LeadDavid Howie
AlternateJimmy Hamilton
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
5 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men’s Curling
World Men's Championship
Silver medal – second place
1963 Perth
Silver medal – second place
1966 Vancouver
Gold medal – first place
1967 Perth
Silver medal – second place
1968 Point-Claire
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1963
Gold medal – first place 1965
Gold medal – first place 1966
Gold medal – first place 1967
Gold medal – first place 1968
Silver medal – second place 1964 Edinburgh[1]

Charles Hay,

1991 when David Smith's rink (including Chuck's eldest son David) beat Canada in Winnipeg.[6]

Hay was made an

MBE in 1977 for his promotion of curling. In 2011, he received the Elmer Freytag Award for services to curling and was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame in 2012.[7]

Hay worked as a farmer in Perthshire.[8]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1962–63 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen Jimmy Hamilton
WMCC 1963
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1964–65 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie SMCC 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1965
(4th)
1965–66 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie SMCC 1966 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1966
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1966–67 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie SMCC 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1967
1st place, gold medalist(s)
1967–68 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie SMCC 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1968
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1975–76 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alex Young Morris Morton [9]

References

  1. ^ "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Heralad. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Remembering Past President: Chuck Hay (1930–2017) - Scottish Curling". www.scottishcurling.org.
  3. ^ "Chuck Hay obituary with funeral arrangements". 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Charles Chuck Hay". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "World Curling Federation, Chuck Hay".
    World Curling Federation
    . Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Curling – Men: World Championships". sports123. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  7. ^ Andrew, Arbuckle (14 August 2017). "Obituary: Charles (Chuck) Hay, farmer who became first Scot to win curling world championship". The Scotsman. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round". Nanaimo Daily News. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ Past Winners - Perth Masters (web-archive; look at "1976")

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