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Bruce Roberts (curler)

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Bruce Roberts
Curler
 ♂
Team
Curling clubFargo CC,
Seattle CC,
Hibbing CC
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		5 (1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1984)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Duluth
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Vancouver
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Perth
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1966 Hibbing
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winchester
Gold medal – first place 1976 Wausau
Gold medal – first place 1977 Northbrook
Gold medal – first place 1984 Hibbing

Bruce Roberts (born c. 1942) is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota.

He is a 1976 World Men's champion and a five-times United States men's curling champion (1966, 1967, 1976, 1977, 1984).

Awards

Personal life

Roberts was employed as a primary school teacher. His younger brother Joe is a curler too and Bruce's teammate.[2]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1964–65 Bruce Roberts Jay Thorseth Sibley Stewart Roy Wallace USMCC 1965[3]
1965–66 Bruce Roberts Joe Zbacnik Gerry Toutant Mike O'Leary USMCC 1966 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1966 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1966–67 Bruce Roberts Tom Fitzpatrick John Wright Doug Walker USMCC 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1967 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)[a]
1974–75 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1975
1975–76 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1976–77 Bruce Roberts Paul Pustovar
Joe Roberts		 Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1977 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1977 (4th)
1977–78 Bruce Roberts Joe Roberts Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1978
1982–83 Scott Baird Bruce Roberts Gary Kleffman Mark Haluptzok Craig Polski USMCC 1983 (5th)
1983–84 Joe Roberts (fourth) Bruce Roberts (skip) Gary Kleffman Jerry Scott USMCC 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1984 (6th)

Notes

  1. ^ Wrong "4th place" in WCF database: both USA and Canada lost in semifinals, no "bronze" match.

References

  1. ^ Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA
  2. ^ "Winning one for the skip".
  3. ^ "Men's State Champions History – Minnesota Curling Association".


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