Scott Baird (born May 7, 1951) is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the

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, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone, although he still received a bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006

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. In addition to the Olympics, Baird has skipped the U.S. team to three

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events (1979, 1993 & 1994), winning bronze in 1993. In 2003, Baird skipped the U.S. team to the silver medal at World Seniors Championship. In 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2011, Baird was the alternate player for Pete Fenson at the World Championships. In 2005 Baird was inducted into the United States Curling Association Hall of Fame.

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* 1951 births Living people People from Bemidji, Minnesota American male curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics American curling champions {{US-curling-bio-stub