Ron Northcott had two children with his wife Gerry McKay. There isn’t much information about their children as they love to keep their lives away from the internet.
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Northcott’s talent saw him eventually represent the province of Alberta at six Briers, Canada’s national men’s championship. His first Brier was in 1963, playing third for Jimmy Shields. The rink went 8-2 at the Brier, just one win shy of the champion Saskatchewan rink, skipped by Ernie Richardson.
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Northcott was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1970 and on its formation in 1973, into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1976, he was a Member of the Order of Canada.
After retiring from competitive curling, he worked in marketing tubular steel products to the oil industry.


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