Al Gagne
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Born | 10 November 1941 Duluth, Minnesota, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 July 2020 Duluth, Minnesota, USA | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | , Superior, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 2 (1965, 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (10 November, 1941 – 11 July, 2020),[1] born and died in Duluth, Minnesota, was an American curler.
He was a World Men's champion (1965), bronze medallist (1968)[2] and a two-time United States men's champion (1965,[3] 1968).
Awards[]
- United States Curling Association Hall of Fame:[4] 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bill Strum and lead Tom Wright).
Teams[]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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1964–65 | Bud Somerville | Bill Strum | Al Gagne | Tom Wright | USMCC 1965 WCC 1965 |
1967–68 | Bud Somerville | Bill Strum | Al Gagne | Tom Wright | USMCC 1968 WCC 1968 |
References[]
- ^ "Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (obituary)". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Al Gagne on the World Curling Federation database
- ^ La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA
External links[]
- Al Gagne at World Curling Federation
- Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Champioship Curling Club - Google Books (p. 49)
- OOOH, WHAT A DRAWING GAME! | Vault - Sports Illustrated
Categories:
- American male curlers
- World curling champions
- American curling champions
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- American curling biography stubs