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SAM

WILLIAMS

Teammates: Dave Secor, Bill Chandler, Leo Holewa, Tim Claflin
Coach: Bob Chandler

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Position Skip
Delivers Left-handed
Born June 14, 1955
Hometown Acton, Mass.
Occupation Employee with Whatman-HemaSure
Family Married; two children
Year started curling 1982
Height 5 feet, 10 inches
Weight 175 pounds
Education Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Reed College

CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

PERSONAL FILE

Curling start: "I got started in curling as a result of playing bocce at lunchtime with a colleague at work who was a curler. On the basis of my skill at bocce, he convinced me to start curling and join his men's competitive team."

In his own words: "I met my wife on the ice in Brookline, Mass., curling with the Canadian Club of Boston. She had been a junior curler at Ardsley, N.Y."

What he enjoys about curling: "I enjoy both the fun and satisfaction of playing in competitive games, and spending time with the family of curlers who have become my good friends."

Other sports: Golf

Goals in curling: "To continue competitive curling as long as I can give the other guy a good game, and when I can't, to become a coach."

Training regimen: "I practice two or three times a week and swim every day."

Curling strengths: "Ability to call a good game, ability to read and adjust to ice conditions, calm under pressure, patience."

Hobbies: Winemaking, hybrid gas/electric cars

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