Brian
Simonson
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Age
73
Hometown
Hibbing
Position: | Vice skip | |
Teammates: | Raul Pustovar, Tom Harms, Don Mohawk, Dale Gibbs | |
Delivers: | Right-handed | |
Born: | April 11, 1952, in Rockford, Ill. | |
Hometown: | Hibbing, Minn. | |
Occupation: | Prosecuting attorney, St. Louis County | |
Education: | University of North Dakota Law School | |
Family: | Married, three daughters, Erin, Megan, Kelly | |
Year started curling: | 1967 | |
Height: | 5 feet, 9 inches | |
Weight: | 185 pounds |
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
- U.S. Senior Nationals: 2010 (champion), 2009 (champion), 2007, 2006 (champion)
- World Senior Curling Championships: 2010 (gold), 2009 (silver), 2006 (silver)
- Eveleth Spring Spiel champion two times
- Virginia Early Bird Spiel champion two times
- Hibbing Last Chance bonspiel runner-up
- U.S. Olympic Committee Team of the Month: April 2010
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
- U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2010 (gold, John Shuster team)
- World Men's Championship: 2009 (5th, John Shuster team)
About Brian Simonson:
Curls out of: Hibbing Curling Club
Curling start: "Started curling with my dad, Art Simonson, in 1967. Have also curled with my wife and three daughters."
"For over 20 years I have been running a junior bonspiel in Chisholm, Minn. The bonspiel is now named after my cousin, Tom Serrano, who was a member of the first two championship rinks in 1963 and 1964, and was killed in Vietnam in 1966."