Raymond Hugh "Bud" Somerville was an American curler.
11 Facts About Bud Somerville
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Bud Somerville was a two-time World champion, five time American champion, and 14 time Wisconsin state champion.
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Bud Somerville spent some of his first years curling playing for his father Ray's team.
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Bud Somerville won his first American championship in 1965, qualifying his team for the 1965 Scotch Cup, the World Curling championships at the time.
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Bud Somerville's team won the event, defeating Canada's Terry Braunstein in the final, making Somerville the first skip from outside of Canada to win a World championship.
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Bud Somerville won a medal at the 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom.
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Bud Somerville played in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, when curling was a demonstration sport.
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Bud Somerville finished in fourth place in 1988, and won a bronze medal in 1992.
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Bud Somerville was the first inductee to the United States Curling Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Bud Somerville died at a hospital in Duluth, Minnesota on October 13,2023, at the age of 86.
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Bud Somerville worked as a commercial printer for the Superior Evening Telegram's print shop, as well as served on the Douglas County Board, and as the Douglas County clerk.