Bill Strum

Bill Strum
Curler  ♂
Born	(1938-04-16)April 16, 1938 Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
Died	August 28, 2010(2010-08-28) (aged 72)
Team
Curling club	Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association	United States
World Championship appearances	5 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978)
Olympic appearances	2 (1988, 1992; demo)
Medal record Curling Winter Olympics 1992 Albertville (demo) World Championships 1965 Perth 1974 Bern 1978 Winnipeg 1969 Perth 1968 Pointe-Claire United States Men's Championship 1965 Seattle 1968 Madison 1969 Grand Forks 1974 Schenectady 1978 Utica United States Olympic Trials 1991 Hibbing

William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – died August 28, 2010[1][2]) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin.[3]

Strum was a three-time World Men's champion (1965, 1974, 1978) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965,[4] 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978).

He played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. In 1988, the USA men's team finished in fourth place, in 1992 they won bronze medal.

Personal life

Strum attended Superior Central High School. He was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard and was a partner with Central Sheet Metal. He was also a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He was married to Betty and had three children.

Awards

• United States Curling Association Hall of Fame:[5]
  • 1989 (as curler);
  • 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, second Al Gagne and lead Tom Wright).
  • 2017 (with all 1974 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, third Bob Nichols and lead Tom Locken).
  • 2017 (with all 1978 world champions team: skip Bob Nichols, second Tom Locken and lead Bob Christman).

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1962–63[6]	Bud Somerville	Jack Horst	Ray Somerville	Bill Strum
1964–65	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright		USMCC 1965 WCC 1965
1965–66[6]	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright
1967–68	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright		USMCC 1968 WCC 1968
1968–69	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Franklin Bradshaw	Gene Ovesen		USMCC 1969 WCC 1969
1973–74	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken		USMCC 1974 WCC 1974
1974–75[6]	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1975–76[6]	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1976–77[6]	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1977–78	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken	Bob Christman		USMCC 1978 WCC 1978
1987–88	Bob Nichols (fourth)	Bud Somerville (skip)	Tom Locken	Bob Christman	Bill Strum (WOG)	WOG 1988 (4th)
1991–92	Tim Somerville (fourth)	Mike Strum	Bud Somerville (skip)	Bill Strum	Bob Nichols (WOG)	USOCT 1991 WOG 1992

References

1. USA Curling ("Curler Bill Strum, who won the world championships three times and was a member of the U.S. Olympic team when curling was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, has passed away at age 72.")
2. Tales from Sheet Nine – Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting – Sep 2010 – USAcurl
3. "Obituaries – William "Bill" Strum". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
4. La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
5. Hall of Fame Members – USA Curling – Team USA
6. "Wisconsin State Champions – Men's". Wisconsin State Curling Association. Retrieved Dec 13, 2019.

External links

• Bill Strum at World Curling
• Bill Strum at Olympics.com
• Bill Strum at Olympedia
• Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling Club - Google Books (p. 49)
• Video: 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom Highlights on YouTube