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
Career
World Championship
appearances
5 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
Medal record

Charles Hay, MBE (23 April 1930[2] – 4 August 2017[3])[4] was a Scottish curler and World Champion. He skipped the Scottish team that won the 1967 World Curling Championships, known then as the Scotch Cup.[5] The other members of the Scottish team were John Bryden, Alan Glen and Dave Howie. They defeated Sweden in the final. Scotland did not win another men's world title until 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 for services to curling and was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame in 2012.[7]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1962–63 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen Jimmy Hamilton SMCC 1963 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 [8]

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. ^ Past Winners - Perth Masters (web-archive; look at "1976")

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