Memorable Manitobans: World Curling Hall of Fame

Induction into the World Curling Hall of Fame is the highest ‘non-playing’ honour that World Curling can bestow on someone and recognizes outstanding contribution to the sport of curling whether through on-ice achievements or off-ice endeavors.

Before 2012, the Federation presented the World Curling Freytag Award to recognize outstanding contribution to the sport. From 2012, inductees into the World Curling Hall of Fame have been presented with the Freytag Medal to mark their induction. The World Curling Freytag Award is a tribute to the late Elmer Freytag of the United States Curling Association, one of the founding members of the Federation.

Previous winners of the Elmer Freytag Award and the World Curling Freytag Award have all been inducted to the World Curling Hall of Fame.

The following individuals were either born or lived in Manitoba.

Inductee	Year	Category
Gordon Craig	2020	Builder
Donald Gordon “Don” Duguid	2013	Curler
Robert John “Bob” Picken (1932-2019)	1987	Builder
Raymond Charles William “Moosie” Turnbull (1934-2017)	2015	Builder
James Kenneth “Ken” Watson (1904-1986)	1978	Curler

Sources:

World Curling Hall of Fame, Website.

This page was prepared Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 June 2025

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