John Bryden (1927–2012)[1] was a Scottish curler. He competed in four World Championships, winning the gold medal in 1967.
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| Born | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2012 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Kilgraston & Moncrieffe CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 5 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling career edit
He played third on Chuck Hay's team out of the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during a very successful run in the 1960s.[2] In the span of six years the team won the Scottish Men's Championship five times,[3] earning them the right to represent Scotland at the World Curling Championships in those years. At World's in 1963,[4] 1966,[5] and 1968[6] the Hay rink took home the silver medal, with Canada winning the Championship each of those years. At the 1967 World Men's Championship they defeated Team Sweden, skipped by Bob Woods, in the final to win Scotland's first World Men's Championship.[7][8][9]
In the 1980s Bryden returned to competitive curling on Bill Muirhead's senior men's team, winning the Scottish Senior Curling Championships five years in a row.[10]
Personal life edit
Bryden worked as a farmer in Perthshire.[11]
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1962–63 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | Jimmy Hamilton | SMCC 1963  WMCC 1963 
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| 1964–65 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | SMCC 1965 WMCC 1965 (4th) |
| 1965–66 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | SMCC 1966 WMCC 1966
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| 1966–67 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | SMCC 1967 WMCC 1967
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| 1967–68 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alan Glen | David Howie | SMCC 1968 WMCC 1968
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| 1975–76 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alex Young | Morris Morton | [12] |
| 1983–84 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1984
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| 1984–85 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1985
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| 1985–86 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1986
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| 1986–87 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1987
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| 1987–88 | Bill Muirhead | John Bryden | Roy Sinclair | Jim McArthur | SSCC 1988
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References edit
- ^ "Curler John Bryden". The Courier & Advertiser. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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"Knockout artist Scottish champ". Leader-Post. 8 March 1963. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
...three of the four curlers picked were on the same rink. Third John Bryden, 35, and second Allen Glen, 28, played with Hay.
- ^ "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotch Cup 1963". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotch Cup 1966". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Air Canada Silver Broom 1968". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotch Cup 1967". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Obituary - Chuck Hay, world curling champion". The Herald. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round". Nanaimo Daily News. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Past Winners - Perth Masters (web-archive; look at "1976")
