Ernest "Ernie, Mighty Mite" Slyziuk (March 12, 1920 - January 2, 2001) was an American curler. He played

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on the Detroit Curling Club team (from

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) during the

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known as the

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. Slyziuk and his team ended up taking third place and were awarded the bronze medal.1963 Curling World Championship results
from the

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database He joined the Detroit Curling Club in 1950 and served as its President in 1978-79 and 1979-80. An active curler for over 30 years, he was U.S. National Champion in 1958 and 1963, attending the Nationals ten times. In 1996 he was inducted to

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. He started curling at the age of 12 with his older brother Mike Slyziuk in

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where they were born.

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* * * 1920 births 2001 deaths American male curlers American curling champions Canadian people of Ukrainian descent American people of Ukrainian descent Canadian emigrants to the United States People from Parkland Region, Manitoba {{US-curling-bio-stub