Ray Turnbull (curler)

Raymond Turnbull is a Canadian curler from Manitoba. He is a member of the TSN curling coverage team along with Vic Rauter and Linda Moore.

Championships

Turnbull won the 1965 Tim Hortons Brier as the lead for the Terry Braunstein team. The team would finished second to the United States in the World Curling Championships.

Broadcasting

After his career ended Turnbull and fellow curlers Wally Ursuliak and Don Duguid led dozens of clinics in Canada and Europe. [ [http://prodtsn.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=155928 Rauter inducted to Curling Hall of Fame ] ]

In 1981, Turnbull was chief umpire at the World Curling Championships. After the final draw, Turnbull rousted a Global sports reporter for ignoring CBC's television rights. The reporter, Vic Rauter would become Turnbull's broadcasting partner five years later. [ [http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=543b8e53-6b76-40a7-82a4-4e7daa08e331&k=5127 They'll never forget if you lose to U.S.A ] ]

In 1984, Turnbull became a member of TSN's first curling broadcast team, alongside Don Chevrier. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040714/TRUTH14 globeandmail.com: Final rock by CBC leaves TSN with a blank end ] ]

During the 1998 Winter Olympics, Turnbull was the curling analyst for CBS and TNT alongside play by play announcer Craig Sager.

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