Bruce Roberts (curler) explained

Bruce Roberts
Gender:M
Birth Date:23 June 1942
Curling Club:Fargo CC,
Seattle CC,
Hibbing CC
World Championship Appearances:5
Show-Medals:yes

Bruce Edward Roberts (June 23, 1942 – December 30, 2022) was an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota. Roberts won the and was a five-time United States men's curling champion (1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1984).

Awards

Personal life and death

Bruce Roberts was employed as a primary school teacher. His younger brother, Joe, was a curler too and Bruce's teammate.[2]

Roberts lived in Orr, Minnesota, and attended Bemidji State University. He taught in Duluth and Nett Lake. Roberts had two children.

Roberts died on December 30, 2022, at the age of 80.[3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1964–65 Bruce Roberts Jay Thorseth Sibley Stewart Roy Wallace USMCC 1965[4]
1965–66 Bruce Roberts USMCC 1966
1966–67 Bruce Roberts USMCC 1967
1974–75 Bruce Roberts USMCC 1975
1975–76 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1976
1976–77 Bruce Roberts Paul Pustovar
Joe Roberts
Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1977
(4th)
1977–78 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1978
1982–83 Bruce Roberts Gary Kleffman Craig Polski USMCC 1983 (5th)
1983–84 Joe Roberts (fourth) Bruce Roberts (skip) Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1984
(6th)

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140121062709/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/About-Us/Inside-USA-Curling/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA
  2. Web site: Winning one for the skip.
  3. Web site: Obituary for Bruce Edward Roberts. Dougherty Funeral Home Hibbing . 3 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230103232958/https://www.doughertyofhibbing.com/obituary/Bruce-Roberts . 2023-01-03.
  4. Web site: Men's State Champions History – Minnesota Curling Association.