William Young (died 25 September 1986) was the skip of the Scottish teams at the

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and

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s, the

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at the time. He and the team of third John Pearson, second

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, and lead Bobby Young curled out of the Airth, Bruce Castle, and Dunmore Curling Club in

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, Scotland. He is not to be confused with another Willie Young, a curler from Kinross. Young was a farmer from Bridgend near Airth. He had an unorthodox curling delivery, as he slid with his right foot while also throwing from his right hand. In addition to his 2 Scotch Cup appearances, he also won six "Worlds Curling Championships" (now known as the Edinburgh International).

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* * Sportspeople from Falkirk (council area) Scottish male curlers Scottish curling champions 1986 deaths Year of birth missing {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub