Arthur John McNelly (March 28, 1949 – March 15, 2020)[2][3] was an American curler and curling coach.[4]
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| Born | March 28, 1949 | |||||||||||
| Died | March 15, 2020 (aged 70) | |||||||||||
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| Curling club | Broadmoor CC, Colorado Springs, Colorado[1] | |||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1983) | |||||||||||
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McNelly as lead for Don Cooper's team won the United States men's curling championship in 1983, defeating Bud Somerville in the final.[5] He was also two-time United States mixed curling champion curler.
McNelly was a long-time director of the United States Curling Association. He was USCA president in the 2002-2003 season. He served as U.S. Olympic Curling Team Leader in 2002 and 2006, and was for many years curling’s representative or alternate representative to the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Teams edit
Men's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1982–83 | Don Cooper | Jerry van Brunt Jr. | Billy Shipstad | Jack McNelly | USMCC 1983  WCC 1983 (6th) |
Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1989–90 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Adolph Behnke | Dawna Bennett | USMxCC 1990
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| 1996–97 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Bucky Marshall | Susan Anschuetz | USMxCC 1997
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Record as a coach of national teams edit
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2001 | 2001 World Men's Curling Championship | United States (men) |
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References edit
- ^ Broadmoor Curling Club
- ^ Arthur McNelly Obituary - Colorado Springs, CO (web archive)
- ^ "USA Curling mourns the loss of Jack McNelly". Team USA. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020.
- ^ Jack McNelly on the World Curling database
- ^ "Ed setting forth to win the World". Winnipeg Sun. April 11, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
External links edit
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