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Nelson Brown
Team
Curling clubDetroit CC, Detroit[1]
SkipMike Slyziuk
ThirdNelson Brown
SecondErnie Slyziuk
LeadWalter Hubchick
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
1 (1963)
Medal record
Representing  USA
Men’s Curling
World championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Perth Team
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1963 Duluth

J. Nelson Brown[2] was an American curler. He played third on the Detroit Curling Club team (from Detroit, Michigan, United States) during the World Curling Championships known as the 1963 Scotch Cup, where United States team finished with bronze medals.[3][4]

In 1990 he was inducted to United States Curling Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Detroit Curling Club".
  2. ^ "Chicago Rink Wins Opener in U.S. Meet". Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1957. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada draws U.S. rink first". The Leader-Post. 13 March 1963. Retrieved 10 September 2012. The Detroit rink, skipped by Mike Slyziuk, is making its first appearance in the tournament although it won the national title in 1958.
  4. ^ "World Curling Federation, Nelson Brown". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "J. Nelson Brown - Hall of Fame". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12.