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Canadian curler
Bill Grant
Curler
Born(1882-06-16)June 16, 1882
Ingersoll, Ontario
DiedApril 16, 1942(1942-04-16) (aged 59)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubStrathcona Curling Club
Curling career
Brier appearances2
Medal record
Representing  Manitoba
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place 1928 Toronto
Gold medal – first place 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. Grant was a 1975 inductee to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. He died suddenly in 1942 while attending a curling meeting at the Fort Rouge Curling Club.

Grant was married twice and had two children with his second wife Doris, Thomas Alexander Grant (1928-2002) and Barbara Longworth nee:Grant (1931-2020).

1928 & 1929 Macdonalds Brier Hearts

References

  1. Mott, Morris; Allardyce, John (13 June 1989). Curling Capital: Winnipeg and the Roarin' Game, 1876 To 1988. Univ. of Manitoba Press. ISBN 9780887553172 – via Google Books.
  2. "Grant, William A. – CCA Hall of Fame - ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  3. Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 2008."1928 & 1929 Gordon Hudson Team".
  4. "William Grant, Active Curler, Dies Suddenly Thursday at Meeting, Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, April 17, 1942, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pg 4". 17 April 1942.


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