Ron Northcott
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December 31, 1935 Innisfail, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brier appearances | 6 (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 3 (1966, 1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Charles "Owl" Northcott, CM (born December 31, 1935 in Innisfail, Alberta) is a three-time Canadian and World curling champion and a Hall of Fame member.
Northcott began curling as a high school student at age fifteen. His talents saw him eventually represent the province of Alberta at six Canadian Championships. He skipped his team to the Canadian and World Curling Championships in 1966, 1968, and 1969.
Ron Northcott was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1970 and on its formation in 1973, into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1976, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
External links
- Ron Northcott on the World Curling Federation database