Bill Grant (curler)

Bill Grant
Curler
Born (1882-06-16)June 16, 1882
Ingersoll, Ontario
Died April 16, 1942(1942-04-16) (aged 59)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Medal record
Representing  Manitoba
Macdonald Brier
1928 Toronto
1929 Toronto

William Alexander Grant (June 16, 1882 – April 16, 1942) was a Canadian curler. He was the lead of the 1928 and 1929 Brier Champion teams (skipped by Gordon Hudson), representing Manitoba.[1] Grant was a 1975 inductee to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.[2] He died suddenly in 1942 while attending a curling meeting at the Fort Rouge Curling Club.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mott, Morris; Allardyce, John (13 June 1989). "Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 To 1988". Univ. of Manitoba Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Grant, William A. – CCA Hall of Fame - ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". www.curling.ca.
  3. ↑ "William Grant, Active Curler, Dies Suddenly Thursday at Meeting", Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, April 17, 1942, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg 4


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