Betty Kozai Explained

Betty Kozai
Birth Date:12 October 1928
Curling Club:Granite Curling Club (Seattle)
World Championship Appearances:1 (1980)

Betty Kozai (October 12, 1928 – January 18, 2021) was an American curler from Seattle, Washington.

Curling career

Kozai won the US national championship in 1980, on a team skipped by her daughter Sharon. That team went on to finish in fourth place at that year's world championship.[1] She returned to international competition at the age of 81, representing the United States at the 2010 World Senior Curling Championships.[2]

Personal life

Kozai was a founding member of Granite Curling Club in Seattle, and curled there until the last years of her life.[3] [4] Her three daughters and four grandchildren have also been long-time curlers at Granite.[5]

Teams

Women's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1979–80Betty Kozai 1980 USWCC
(4th)
2009–10Linda Cornfield Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux
Sharon Vukich Mary Colacchio Susan Curtis Betty Kozai Dani Thibodeaux Kenneth Thomson (4th)
2012–13Sharon Vukich Linda Cornfield Colleen Richardson Betty Kozai 2013 USSCC (4th)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1980. March 14, 2021. World Curling Federation.
  2. Web site: World Senior Championships 2010. March 14, 2021. World Curling Federation.
  3. News: February 26, 2009. Curling runs in the family at Olympic trials. The Denver Post. March 14, 2021.
  4. Web site: Betty Kozai. . February 1, 2021 . Granite Curling Club (Seattle). March 14, 2021.
  5. Web site: Curling makes a cool sport for families. Richard Seven. November 1, 2008 . The Seattle Times. March 14, 2021.