Al Gagne

Al Gagne
Curler  ♂
Born	(1941-11-10)10 November 1941 Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Died	11 July 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 78) Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Team
Curling club	Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association	United States
World Championship appearances	2 (1965, 1968)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1965 Perth 1968 Pointe-Claire United States Men's Championship 1965 Seattle 1968 Madison

Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (10 November 1941 – 11 July 2020),[1] born and died in Duluth, Minnesota, was an American curler.

He was a World Men's champion (1965), bronze medallist (1968)[2] and a two-time United States men's champion (1965,[3] 1968).

Awards

• United States Curling Association Hall of Fame: 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bill Strum and lead Tom Wright).[4]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1964–65	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright	USMCC 1965 WCC 1965
1967–68	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright	USMCC 1968 WCC 1968

References

1. "Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (obituary)". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
2. Al Gagne at World Curling
3. La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
4. "Hall of Fame Members - USA Curling - Team USA". Archived from the original on 2014-02-06.

External links

• Al Gagne at World Curling
• Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books (p. 49)
• OOOH, WHAT A DRAWING GAME! | Vault - Sports Illustrated