Robert Fowler (born June 25, 1975 in

Brandon, Manitoba Brandon () is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and east of the ...

) is a Canadian curler.

Career

Fowler was a member of the

Jeff Stoughton Jeffrey R. Stoughton (born July 26, 1963) is a Canadian retired curler. He is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip. Stoughton retired from competitive curling in 2015. He is currently the National Men's Coach and Pr ...

rink from 2006 to 2010. He was a member of the team at the

2009 Tim Hortons Brier The 2009 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held March 7–15 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. The Brier was billed as one of the best in history, as it included six former champion skips, as well as ...

which lost in the final to Kevin Martin. Prior to playing with Stoughton, Fowler played for such skips as Allan Lyburn,

Kerry Burtnyk Kerry Burtnyk (born November 24, 1958) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in Reston, Manitoba. He is a two time Canadian champion skip, and the 1995 World Champion skip. He is currently the coach of the Darcy Robertson ri ...

and Brent Scales. Fowler has played in four Briers. In addition to the 2009 Brier, he also played in the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier,

2010 Tim Hortons Brier The 2010 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held between March 6 until March 14, 2010 in Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Halifax Metro Centre. It marked the sixth time the Brier ha ...

and

2012 Tim Hortons Brier The 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to March 11 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This Brier marked the sixth time that Saskatoon hosted the Brier; the last tim ...

. As a skip, he led his team into the 2012 Safeway Championship as the tenth ranked team in the World Curling Tour. Riding on this win Fowler and the team went on to upset first Stoughton and then the number one ranked Mike McEwen in the final game to win his first provincial championship as a skip. At the Brier he went 8-3 in the round robin to finish in the 1 vs 2 game and became just the second Manitoban team from outside Winnipeg to qualify for the Brier playoffs. At his first Brier as a skip, Fowler's rink won the bronze medal, defeating the Northwest Territories/Yukon, skipped by

Jamie Koe Jamie Koe (born November 3, 1977) is a Canadian curler. He has played in 14 Briers, representing the Northwest Territories/Yukon team and three Briers representing just the Northwest Territories. At the 2012 Brier, he became the first skip fro ...

in an extra end.

Personal

Fowler owns his own

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dealership. His mother is former Manitoba champion

Lois Fowler Lois Ellen Fowler ( Moffatt; January 18, 1955 – September 28, 2023) was a Canadian curler from Brandon, Manitoba. Early life Lois Ellen Moffatt, the daughter of James and Gladys Moffatt, grew up in Carroll, Manitoba. The family moved to Bran ...

and his father is also a former provincial champion Brian Fowler.

Grand slam record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Rob 1975 births Living people Curlers from Brandon, Manitoba Canadian male curlers Canada Cup (curling) participants 21st-century Canadian sportsmen