David Howie (born c. 1927) is a Scottish curler. He played

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Chuck Hay Charles Hay, MBE (23 April 1930 – 4 August 2017) was a Scottish curler and World Champion. He skipped the Scottish team that won the 1967 World Curling Championships, known then as the Scotch Cup. The other members of the Scottish team were ...

's team out of the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during a very successful run in the 1960s. The team won the Scottish Men's Championship four years in a row, earning them the right to represent Scotland at the

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in those years. At World's in 1966 and

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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. Howie worked as a farmer in Perthshire.

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* 1920s births Living people Scottish male curlers World curling champions Scottish curling champions Scottish farmers People from Perthshire {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub