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 File:Curling pictogram.svg
Member Association	United States
World Championship appearances	5 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978)
Olympic appearances	2 (1988, 1992; demo)
Medal record Curling Winter Olympics Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville (demo) World Championships Gold medal – first place 1965 Perth Gold medal – first place 1974 Bern Gold medal – first place 1978 Winnipeg Silver medal – second place 1969 Perth Bronze medal – third place 1968 Pointe-Claire United States Men's Championship Gold medal – first place 1965 Seattle Gold medal – first place 1968 Madison Gold medal – first place 1969 Grand Forks Gold medal – first place 1974 Schenectady Gold medal – first place 1978 Utica United States Olympic Trials Gold medal – first place 1991 Hibbing

William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – August 28, 2010) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin.

Strum was a three-time World Men's champion (1965, 1974, 1978) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965, 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:
  • 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	Bud Somerville	Jack Horst	Ray Somerville	Bill Strum
1964–65	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright		USMCC 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1965–66	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright
1967–68	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Al Gagne	Tom Wright		USMCC 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1968 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1968–69	Bud Somerville	Bill Strum	Franklin Bradshaw	Gene Ovesen		USMCC 1969 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1969 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1973–74	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken		USMCC 1974 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1974 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1974–75	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1975–76	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1976–77	Bud Somerville	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken
1977–78	Bob Nichols	Bill Strum	Tom Locken	Bob Christman		USMCC 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s) WOG 1992 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

External links

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