David Howie (curler) explained

David Howie
Curling Club:Kilgraston & Moncrieffe, Perth
Skip:Chuck Hay
Third:John Bryden
Second:Alan Glen
Lead:David Howie
World Championship Appearances:4

David Howie (born c. 1927)[1] is a Scottish curler.

He played lead on Chuck Hay's team out of the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during a very successful run in the 1960s. The team won the Scottish Men's Championship four years in a row,[2] earning them the right to represent Scotland at the World Curling Championships in those years. At World's in 1966[3] and 1968[4] The Hay rink took home the silver medal, with Canada winning the Championship each of those years. At the 1967 World Men's Championship they defeated Team Sweden, skipped by Bob Woods, in the final to win Scotland's first World Men's Championship.[5] [6] [7]

Howie worked as a farmer in Perthshire.[8]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1964–65David Howie 1965 SMCC
(4th)
1965–66Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie 1966 SMCC
1966–67Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie 1967 SMCC
1967–68Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie 1968 SMCC
1987–88R. Gray David Howie

Notes and References

  1. News: Scottish Rink Upsets Overconfident Americans. March 22, 1966. 8. Nanaimo Daily News. September 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS MEN. Scottish Curling. 9 Dec 2019.
  3. Web site: Scotch Cup 1966. World Curling Federation. 9 Dec 2019.
  4. Web site: Air Canada Silver Broom 1968. World Curling Federation. 9 Dec 2019.
  5. Web site: Scotch Cup 1967. World Curling Federation. 9 Dec 2019.
  6. Web site: WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS. Scottish Curling. 9 Dec 2019.
  7. News: Obituary - Chuck Hay, world curling champion. 5 Sep 2017. The Herald. 9 Dec 2019.
  8. News: Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round. March 21, 1966. 10. Nanaimo Daily News. March 5, 2022.