Bill Strum

Bill Strum
Curler
 ♂
Born(1938-04-16)April 16, 1938
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
DiedAugust 28, 2010(2010-08-28) (aged 72)
Team
Curling clubSuperior CC,
Superior, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		5 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978)
Olympic
appearances		2 (1988, 1992; demo)
Medal record
Curling
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville (demo)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Perth
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bern
Gold medal – first place 1978 Winnipeg
Silver medal – second place 1969 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Pointe-Claire
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1965 Seattle
Gold medal – first place 1968 Madison
Gold medal – first place 1969 Grand Forks
Gold medal – first place 1974 Schenectady
Gold medal – first place 1978 Utica
United States Olympic Trials
Gold medal – first place 1991 Hibbing

William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – died August 28, 2010[1][2]) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin.[3]

Strum was a three-time World Men's champion (1965, 1974, 1978) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965,[4] 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978).

He played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. In 1988, the USA men's team finished in fourth place, in 1992 they won bronze medal.

  1. ^ USA Curling ("Curler Bill Strum, who won the world championships three times and was a member of the U.S. Olympic team when curling was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, has passed away at age 72.")
  2. ^ Tales from Sheet Nine – Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting – Sep 2010 – USAcurl
  3. ^ "Obituaries – William "Bill" Strum". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.