Donald Stuart Rudd (June 13, 1950 - December 4, 2023) was a Canadian curler.[2]

Don Rudd
 
Born(1950-06-13)June 13, 1950[1]
Morden, Manitoba[1]
Died(2023-12-04)December 4, 2023
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubGranite CC,
Winnipeg, MB
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
Brier appearances3: (1992, 1993, 1997)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1992)

Rudd was the child of Ray and Velma Rudd.[2]

He was a 1992 World Men's bronze medallist[3] and a 1992 Labatt Brier champion.

He started curling in 1960 when he was 10 years old.[1]

In 2005 he was inducted in the Manitoba Curling Association Hall of Fame with all of the 1992 and 1993 Vic Peters' champions team.[4]

Personal life

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Rudd was married to Eleanor Oakes, and had two children. He worked for Manitoba Hydro for 37 years. He died at the St. Boniface General Hospital.[2]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1991–92 Vic PetersDan CareyChris NeufeldDon RuddJohn Loxton (Brier)Brier 1992 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1992 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1992–93 Vic PetersDan CareyChris NeufeldDon RuddJohn LoxtonBrier 1993 (4th)
1994–95 Vic PetersDan CareyChris NeufeldDon Rudd
1995–96 Arnold AshamDavid NedohinSean NedohinDon Rudd
1996–97 Vic PetersDan CareyChris NeufeldScott GrantDon RuddBrier 1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1999–00 John BubbsBob JenionDan KeischDon Rudd
2000–01 John BubbsBob JenionDon RuddDan Keisch

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