Alex A. Torrance

Alex A. Torrance
 
Other namesBig Alex[1]
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances
4 (1964, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Calgary
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1964 Edinburgh[3]
Gold medal – first place 1972
Gold medal – first place 1973
Gold medal – first place 1975

Alex A. "Big Alex" Torrance (born c. 1936)[3] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist[4] and four-time Scottish men's champion.

Torrance and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.[3] Torrance is the cousin of his skip on that team, also named Alex.[5]

  1. ^ The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
  2. ^ Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
  3. ^ a b c "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Herald. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Alex A. Torrance at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Scots prove 'knockout' with cup fans". Calgary Herald. 18 March 1964. p. 49. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Alex S., the skip, is 30; third Alex Torrance (a cousin) is 27