Bud Somerville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetBud Somerville
curler
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1937
Place of Birth: Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Profession: curler
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Bud Somerville
- Raymond "Bud" Somerville (born January 27, 1937 in Superior, Wisconsin) is an American curler.
- He is a two-time World champion, and five time American champion.Somerville won his first American championship in 1965, qualifying his team for the 1965 Scotch Cup, the World Curling championships at the time.
- His team won the event, defeating Canada's Terry Braunstein in the final, making Somerville the first skip from outside of Canada to win a World championship. In 1968, Somerville won his second U.S.
- championship.
- At the 1968 Air Canada Silver Broom (the world championship), Somerville won the bronze medal after losing to Canada's Ron Northcott, 12-2 in the semi-final.
- The following year, Somerville won his third U.S.
- championship, and at the 1969 Air Canada Silver Broom, he lost once again to Canada's Northcott, this time in the final, 9-6. In 1974, Somerville won his fourth U.S.
- championship.
- At the 1974 Air Canada Silver Broom, Somerville claimed his second and last World Championship, defeating Sweden's Jan Ullsten 11-4 in the final. Somerville won his last U.S.
- championship in 1981.
- He once again won a medal at the 1981 Air Canada Silver Broom.
- He won a silver after losing to Switzerland's Jürg Tanner, 2-1 in the final. Somerville also played in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, when curling was a demonstration sport.
- He finished fourth place in 1988, and won a bronze medal in 1992.
- 1995 would mark his last World Championship appearance, when he was alternate for his son Tim's team. Bud's son, Tim is also an American champion, having won the U.S.
- nationals 1995, 1996 and 1999.Somerville was the first inductee to the United States Curling Hall of Fame in 1984.
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