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| Born | April 16, 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 28, 2010 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Superior CC, Superior, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 5 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 2 (1988, 1992; demo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ 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.")
- ^ Tales from Sheet Nine – Passing of curlers both sad and uplifting – Sep 2010 – USAcurl
- ^ "Obituaries – William "Bill" Strum". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ La Fontaine, Barbara (March 15, 1965). "A STONE'S THROW TO A PLAYDOWN". Sports Illustrated. p. 20. Retrieved May 18, 2020.