Jack McNelly

Arthur John McNelly (March 28, 1949 – March 15, 2020)[2][3] was an American curler and curling coach.[4]

Jack McNelly
Curler
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Born(1949-03-28)March 28, 1949
Perham, Minnesota, US
DiedMarch 15, 2020(2020-03-15) (aged 70)
Monument, Colorado, US
Team
Curling clubBroadmoor CC, Colorado Springs, Colorado[1]
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		1 (1983)
Medal record
Curling
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1983 Colorado Springs

McNelly as lead for Don Cooper's team won the United States men's curling championship in 1983, defeating Bud Somerville in the final.[5] He was also two-time United States mixed curling champion curler.

McNelly was a long-time director of the United States Curling Association. He was USCA president in the 2002-2003 season. He served as U.S. Olympic Curling Team Leader in 2002 and 2006, and was for many years curling’s representative or alternate representative to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Teams

Men's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1982–83 Don CooperJerry van Brunt Jr.Billy ShipstadJack McNellyUSMCC 1983 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1983 (6th)

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1989–90 Jack McNellyBev BehnkeAdolph BehnkeDawna BennettUSMxCC 1990 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1996–97 Jack McNellyBev BehnkeBucky MarshallSusan AnschuetzUSMxCC 1997 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Record as a coach of national teams
Year Tournament, event National team Place
20012001 World Men's Curling Championship United States (men)
6

References
  1. Broadmoor Curling Club
  2. Arthur McNelly Obituary - Colorado Springs, CO (web archive)
  3. "USA Curling mourns the loss of Jack McNelly". Team USA. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020.
  4. Jack McNelly on the World Curling Federation database
  5. "Ed setting forth to win the World". Winnipeg Sun. April 11, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved May 24, 2022.


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