Russ Howard
Russ Howard Brier appearances | 14 (1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Top CTRS ranking | 12th (2004–05) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russell W. "Russ" Howard,
Career
In 2005, he joined team Gushue to call the shots for Brad Gushue's team at the Canadian Olympic Trials, while he played second. Howard, along with Gushue (who throws last rocks), lead Jamie Korab and third Mark Nichols, went on to win the trials, giving them the right to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics,[6] where they won the gold medal, defeating Finland 10–4 in the final match.[7] It was the first time that a Canadian team had won the gold medal for men's curling.[3] Howard, who turned 50 during the Olympics, is also the oldest Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal.[2][7] The oldest person ever to win a gold medal was Robin Welsh, aged 54, who won gold in curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
As a skip (captain), Howard has been in three previous trials (in 1987, 1997, and 2001), but never went on to the Olympics. Howard is also the innovator of the "Moncton Rule", which evolved into the "
In the
In 2006, he was inducted into the
Brier records
At the end of the 2009 Brier, Howard had appeared in more Briers than any other player (14), and played more games at the Brier than any other player (174).[11] The 2012 Brier saw his brother Glenn Howard tying his record for Brier appearances and breaking his record for most career games played at the Brier.[12] As of 2017, Russ had appeared in the second most Brier games ever, behind his brother Glenn.
Broadcasting career
Howard stepped into the broadcast booth for the first time in 2001, serving as an analyst for TSN’s coverage of
Howard handled colour commentating duties for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.[5]
Personal life
Howard's grand-aunt,
Outside of curling, Howard worked as a real estate agent for Royal LePage Atlantic, in addition to his commentator work with TSN, and as a curling coach in Switzerland. He moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in 2019 to be closer to his children.[14]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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1979–80 | Russ Howard | Larry Merkley | Robert Rushton | Kent Carstairs |
1985–86 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs |
1986–87 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs |
1988–89 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Tim Belcourt | Kent Carstairs |
1989–90[15] | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Peter Corner |
1990–91 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Peter Corner |
1991–92 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Peter Corner |
1992–93 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Peter Corner |
1993–94 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Peter Corner |
1994–95 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Peter Corner | Ken McDermot |
1995–96[16] | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Peter Corner | Noel Herron |
1996–97 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Scott Patterson | Phil Loevenmark |
1997–98 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard | Noel Herron | Steve Small |
1998–99 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard Wayne Tallon |
Peter Corner Rick Perron |
Neil Harrison Grant Odishaw |
1999–00 | Russ Howard | Glenn Howard Wayne Tallon |
Peter Corner Rick Perron |
Neil Harrison Grant Odishaw |
2000–01 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Rick Perron | Grant Odishaw |
2001–02 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Marc LeCocq | Grant Odishaw |
2002–03 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Marc LeCocq | Grant Odishaw |
2003–04 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Marc LeCocq | Grant Odishaw |
2004–05 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Grant Odishaw | Marc LeCocq |
2005 | Russ Howard | Mark Dobson | Steven Howard | Grant Odishaw |
2005–06 | Brad Gushue (fourth) | Mark Nichols | Russ Howard (skip) | Jamie Korab |
2006–07 | Russ Howard | Grant Odishaw | Mark Dobson | Steven Howard |
2007–08 | Russ Howard | Grant Odishaw | Mark Dobson | Steven Howard |
2008–09 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Jason Vaughan | Peter Case |
2009–10 | Russ Howard | James Grattan | Jason Vaughan | Peter Case |
Publications
Howard has released two books: Hurry Hard: The Russ Howard Story (2007), an autobiography that vividly describes his journey to becoming an Olympic gold medallist, and Curl to Win (2008).[17]
References
- ^ https://curlsask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-SaskTel-Mens-Provincial-Team-List.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russ Howard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b Jones, Terry (2006-02-25). "Rockin' the house". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Russ Howard". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Russ Howard".
- ^ "Pressure On Canada's Curlers". The Sports Network. Canadian Press. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b "Canadian men claim gold in Olympic curling". CTV Television Network. 2006-02-24. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ "History of Curling". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- TSN Curling. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
- ^ TIM HORTONS, NOKIA AND LABATT BRIER TOP CAREER GAMES PLAYED 1980–2012. cassidys.ca
- TSN Curling. 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Howard clan carries big name into Sask Scotties".
- ^ "Curling legend Russ Howard feels at home in Regina".
- ^ Windsor Star, February 7, 1990, pg D3, Werenich overcomes bad omens"
- ^ National Post, December 14, 1995, pg 53, "Howard bolts Penetang in move of convenience"
- ^ "Author".
External links
- Russ Howard at World Curling
- Russ Howard at Olympics.com
- Russ Howard at Olympedia
- Russ Howard at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Russ Howard at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Russ Howard at the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame (archived)