The

United States Curling Association The United States Curling Association (USCA or USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both ...

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United States. It is operated by the United States Curling Association (USCA), the governing body for curling in the United States. The Hall of Fame is housed at the USCA headquarters in

Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The city was incorporated in 1858. Its 2020 population of 25,666 makes it the largest city in the county. Stevens Point forms the core of the United States Census Bur ...

. There have been 45 individuals and 4 teams inducted into the Hall of Fame. The first inductee was

Bud Somerville Raymond "Bud" Somerville (born January 27, 1937 in Superior, Wisconsin) is an American curling, curler. He is a two-time World champion, and five time American champion. Somerville was the first inductee to the United States Curling Hall of Fame ...

, 2-time world champion and 2-time Olympian. Somerville is also included as skip of two of the four teams to have been inducted to the Hall of Fame, the 1965 World Men's Championship team and the 1975 World Men's Championship team. The other two teams that have been inducted are the 1976 World Men's Championship team and the 1978 World Men's Championship team. The Hall of Fame selection committee meets annually to choose inductees. Inductees are categorized into one of three categories: ''Curler'' recognizes an individual or team for their competitive success, ''Builder'' recognizes an individual for their contribution to curling in the United States, or ''Curler/Builder'' which recognizes an individual who has combined the two previous categories.

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