Joe Gurowka believes curling associations need to engage players. He shared this perspective in his retiring address as Ontario Curling Association (OCA) president in 1984. Joe’s career as a player and administrator covers over half a century. He skipped Tom Howat, Ken Ingo and Donald Mackey through the Ontario Tankard in 1966 and narrowly lost the Brier in an extra-end playoff to Ron Northcott of Alberta. In a return trip to the Brier in 1976, Joe acheived the rare feat of shooting 100%. He went on to win his first Canadian Seniors Championship in 1986 as third for Earle Hushagen and added two more Seniors titles and a Masters playing second for Jim Sharples. Joe held many roles as a builder, including president of the Canadian Curling Association but it was during his time as president of the OCA that he was entangled in controversy with Ed Werenich during the 1984 Provincial Tankard and the legend of curling's version of “deep throat” was born.
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Episode 87 - Jim Waite
Episode 86 - Susan Seitz
Episode 85 - Larry McGrath
Episode 84 - Eugene Hritzuk
Episode 83 - Hersh Lerner/Wally Ursuliak and Will Pacarynuk
Episode 82 - George Karrys
Episode 81 - Heather Houston
Episode 80 - Al Hackner
Episode 78 - Orest Meleschuk
Episode 77 - Georgina Wheatcroft
Episode 76 - Don Lewis
Episode 75 - Erika Brown
Special Episode - Jim Wilson
Episode 74 - Rae Kells/Donna Boyle
Episode 73 - Don Aitken
Episode 72 - Terry Jones
Episode 71 - Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Episode 70 - Bert Gretzinger
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