Neil Houston
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Neil William "Woody" Houston[1] (born January 19, 1957) is a Canadian curler.
He is a 1986 World Men's champion[2] and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion.
He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal.
During the early 1990s, Houston worked in sports facility management in Leduc, Whitecourt and Fort Saskatchewan. In 1995, Houston moved to Ottawa[3] where he worked for the Canadian Curling Association as director of domestic development.[4] After 13 years with the CCA, Houston moved to British Columbia in 2007 to become venue and sport manager for Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]
Houston coached the Andrew Bilesky rink at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Houston is married to Bev Bakka, and has two children.[7]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: inducted in 1992 with all Ed Lukowich 1986 team.[8]
Teams
[edit | edit source]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Barry Knight | Brent Syme | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [9] | |
| 1973–74 | Barry Knight | Brent Syme | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [10] | |
| 1974–75 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | CJCC 1975 1st place, gold medalist(s) | |
| 1975–76 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | WJCC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s) | |
| 1979–80 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | Brier 1980 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | |
| 1980–81 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | ||
| 1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1983 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | |
| 1983–84 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | |
| Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Brier 1984 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | ||
| 1985–86 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | Brier 1986 1st place, gold medalist(s) WCC 1986 1st place, gold medalist(s) |
| 1986–87 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | COCT 1987 1st place, gold medalist(s) | |
| 1987–88 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | WOG 1988 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) |
| 1992–93 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Frank Morissette | Neil Houston | ||
| 1996–97 | Jeff McCrady | Neil Houston | Steve Doty | Simon Turner | ||
| 1999–00 | Jeff McCrady | Jim Hunker | Morgan Currie | Neil Houston | ||
| 2007–08 | Dave Merklinger | Neil Houston | Tyrel Griffith | Andrew Bilesky | ||
| 2010–11 | Dave Merklinger | Frank Morissette | Neil Houston | Ryan LeDrew |
References
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- ^ Houston, Neil W. 'Woody' – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
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External links
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- Neil Houston – Curling Canada Stats Archive
- Neil Houston Gallery | The Trading Card Database
- Neil Houston on FacebookLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Video: 2016 Canadian Masters Curling Men's Gold Medal Game: Ontario vs Alberta on YouTube(in English)
- Audio: Curling Legends Podcast: Episode 5 - Neil Houston(in English)
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