Al Gagne Explained

Al Gagne
Gender:	M
Birth Date:	10 November 1941
Birth Place:	Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Death Place:	Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Curling Club:	Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin
World Championship Appearances:	2
Show-Medals:	yes

Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (10 November 1941 – 11 July 2020),^[1] born and died in Duluth, Minnesota, was an American curler.

He was a champion, bronze medallist and a two-time United States men's champion (1965,^[2] 1968).

Awards

• United States Curling Association Hall of Fame: 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bill Strum and lead Tom Wright).^[3]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1964–65			Al Gagne		USMCC 1965
1967–68	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright	USMCC 1968

External links

• • Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books (p. 49)
• OOOH, WHAT A DRAWING GAME! | Vault - Sports Illustrated

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (obituary) . Duluth News Tribune . 19 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219082853/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/obits/6574511-Alfred-%E2%80%9CAl%E2%80%9D-Ignatius-Gagne . 19 December 2020 . live .
2. La Fontaine. Barbara. March 15, 1965. A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN. Sports Illustrated. 20. May 18, 2020.
3. Web site: Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA . en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140206141629/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/About-Us/Inside-USA-Curling/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members . 2014-02-06 .