Fred Storey

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Frederick Lewis Storey (March 3, 1932 – December 2, 2019)[2] was a Canadian curler from Calgary. He won three World Curling Championships and three Brier Championships playing as lead on the Ron Northcott rink.[3][4]

Born(1932-03-03)March 3, 1932
Empress, Alberta
DiedDecember 2, 2019(2019-12-02) (aged 87)
Calgary, Alberta
Brier appearances7 (1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
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Fred Storey
Born(1932-03-03)March 3, 1932
Empress, Alberta
DiedDecember 2, 2019(2019-12-02) (aged 87)
Calgary, Alberta
Team
Curling clubCalgary Curling Club[1]
Curling career
Brier appearances7 (1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
World Championship
appearances
3 (1966, 1968, 1969)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 Vancouver
Gold medal – first place1968 Pointe Claire
Gold medal – first place1969 Perth
Representing Alberta
Macdonald Brier
Gold medal – first place1966 Halifax
Gold medal – first place1968 Kelowna
Gold medal – first place1969 Oshawa
Silver medal – second place1960 Fort William
Silver medal – second place1963 Brandon
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Storey grew up in Empress, Alberta and moved to Calgary in high school, and won a provincial school boys title for Mount Royal in 1951, and finished runner up at that year's school boy championship (now the Canadian Junior Curling Championships) playing for the Bob Harper rink. He also played baseball in high school.

At the time of the 1960 Brier, he worked for Pacific Petroleums as chief clerk of inventory and equipment control. He was married in 1959 to Donna Chaput.[5]

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