Frank Crealock Explained

Frank Crealock
Birth Date:11 February 1925
Birth Place:Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Death Place:Palm Desert, California
Curling Club:Granite CC, Seattle, Washington
Skip:Frank Crealock
Third:Ken Sherwood
Second:John Jamieson
Lead:Bud McCartney

Dr. Frank William "Crea" Crealock (February 11, 1925 - April 14, 2016)[1] was the skip on the Granite Curling Club curling team (from Seattle, Washington, United States) during the World Curling Championships known as the 1961 Scotch Cup.

Early life

Crealock was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba in 1925, the son of William Crealock and Kathleen Beckett. He graduated from the medical school at the University of Manitoba and was trained as an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of Iowa. While in the United States, he joined the United States Air Force in the mid-1950s as an officer, becoming a flight surgeon stationed at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas.[2] Following his military service, he moved to Seattle where he established an obstetrician-gynecologist practise.[1]

Curling career

Crealock led his team to a gold medal at the 1961 US National Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota, finishing with a record of 6–2.[3]

Personal life

Crealock was married and had five children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Crealock Obituary (1925 - 2016) . The Seattle Times - Legacy.com . 2016-05-15 . en . 2019-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221223200408/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/frank-crealock-obituary?id=15528095 . 2022-12-23 .
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/359861904/ "The Statesman Congratulates"
  3. Web site: Faces in the Crowd . Vault - Sports Illustrated . 1961-04-03 . en . Dr. Frank Crealock skipped his Seattle four-man rink to victory in U.S. men's curling championship at Grand Forks, N.D. . 2019-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221223195611/https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/04/03/faces-in-the-crowd . 2022-12-23.