Earle H. C. Morris (born August 16, 1945) is a

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curler from

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, Ontario. He is the first curler to have played for three different provinces at the

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(since then, the feat has been duplicated by

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and Morris' son John). He is the inventor of the "Stabilizer" curling delivery aid. He was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2016. He is currently the coach of the

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rink.

Career

Morris grew up in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He was a great athlete growing up, excelling in both baseball and in curling. Working with the military, Morris moved around a lot, giving him the opportunity to curl out of many places. He made it to his first Brier in

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, curling out of the CFB Winnipeg Curling Club and representing Manitoba. At the Brier, he skipped his rink of Clare DeBlonde,

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and Winston Warren to a 6–5 record. Two years later, he made the

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playing as the third for the

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rink from the CFB St-Jean Curling Club in Quebec. Quebec finished with a 5–6 record, out of the playoffs. Finally, in

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, Morris played in his third and final Brier. This time, he skipped the Ontario team of Lovel Lord,

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and Bill Fletcher out of the R.C.N. (Navy) Curling Club in Ottawa. His record was once again 5–6.

Coaching career

Morris stayed in Ottawa and went on to become a coach. He coached two Canadian junior championship teams (his son's in 1998 (co-coach with Brian Savill) and

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's in 2010). He is the former coach of the

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rink (2012) and the Australian national team (2006–2008). Most recently, he coached

and her rink out of Ontario to a

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and a bronze medal at the world championships as well as a repeat national title and world silver medal in 2014. In the

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Morris is a coach of men's Team Canada rink (skipped by Pat Simmons with Morris' son John at third) for the

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and other competitions. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame on March 9, 2016, during Brier week in Ottawa.

Personal life

Morris is the grandson of Saskatchewan's 1933 provincial champion skip Cliff McLaughlin, making three generations of his family to compete in the Brier. He graduated from the

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in 1967. He is married to Maureen, and they have three children. His son John is an Olympic and world champion curler based in Calgary, Alberta.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Earle 1945 births Living people Curlers from Ottawa Curlers from Saskatchewan Curlers from Quebec Curlers from Manitoba Royal Military College of Canada alumni Canadian curling coaches Canadian male curlers