William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – August 28, 2010) was an American curler from

Superior, Wisconsin Superior (; ) is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, the city l ...

. Strum was a three-time (, , ) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978). He played in the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m ...

and at the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

when curling was a

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. In 1988, the USA men's team finished in fourth place, in 1992 they won bronze medal.

Personal life

Strum attended Superior Central High School. He was a member of the

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and was a partner with Central Sheet Metal. He was also a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He was married to Betty and had three children.

Awards

United States Curling Association Hall of Fame The United States Curling Association Hall of Fame was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in curling or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United S ...

:Hall of Fame Members – USA Curling – Team USA
/ref> ** 1989 (as curler); ** 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, second

Al Gagne Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (10 November 1941 – 11 July 2020), 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, 1968). Awards * United S ...

and lead Tom Wright). ** 2017 (with all 1974 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bob Nichols and lead Tom Locken). ** 2017 (with all 1978 world champions team: skip Bob Nichols, second Tom Locken and lead Bob Christman).

Teams

References

External links

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Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books
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