David Howie (curler)
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David Howie (born c. 1927)[1] is a Scottish curler.
He played lead on Chuck Hay's team out of the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during a very successful run in the 1960s. The team won the Scottish Men's Championship four years in a row,[2] earning them the right to represent Scotland at the World Curling Championships in those years. At World's in 1966[3] and 1968[4] The Hay rink took home the silver medal, with Canada winning the Championship each of those years. At the 1967 World Men's Championship they defeated Team Sweden, skipped by Bob Woods, in the final to win Scotland's first World Men's Championship.[5][6][7]
Howie worked as a farmer in Perthshire.[8]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1964–65 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | 1965 1965 WMCC (4th)
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| 1965–66 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | 1966 SMCC  1966 WMCC 
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| 1966–67 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | 1967 SMCC 1967 WMCC
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| 1967–68 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | 1968 SMCC 1968 WMCC
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| 1987–88 | Grant McPherson | R. Gray | David Howie | Robert Wilson | Edinburgh Int'l
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References
- ^ "Scottish Rink Upsets Overconfident Americans". Nanaimo Daily News. 22 March 1966. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotch Cup 1966". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Air Canada Silver Broom 1968". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotch Cup 1967". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Obituary - Chuck Hay, world curling champion". The Herald. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round". Nanaimo Daily News. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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