About this episode

Ken Horton shares his journey in curling from his early days to the 1977 Silver Broom.

Ken Horton was obsessed about curling. He honed his skills at the Crossmyloof Ice Rink in Glasgow, eventually teaming with skip Robert Kelly and the front end of Willie Jamieson and Keith Douglas to win the Scottish Junior Mens title in 1976. They were the home team at the Uniroyal Junior Men's Championship in Aviemore, losing in the semifinal to the eventual winner, Canada's Paul Goswell. The following season, Robert aged out and the three schoolmates moved up a position, adding Richard Harding at lead. They fell short at the juniors but shocked everyone by winning the men's championship and representing Scotland at the World Championship in Karlstad, Sweden. In Part 1, Ken shares stories from his early days to the 1977 Silver Broom and depicts what Scottish curling was like in the 1960s and '70s.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Palmer

Guest: Ken Horton

Topics covered

• curling
• Scottish sports history
• junior championships
• World Championship
• 1970s sports

Keywords

• curling
• Ken Horton
• Scottish Junior Mens title
• World Championship
• 1970s
• Aviemore
• Glasgow
• Crossmyloof Ice Rink

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Crossmyloof Ice Rink, Glasgow, Aviemore, Karlstad

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