Neil William "Woody" Houston (born January 19, 1957) is a Canadian curler.

He is a and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion.

Neil Houston

He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal.

Neil Houston

During the early 1990s, Houston worked in sports facility management in Leduc, Whitecourt and Fort Saskatchewan. In 1995, Houston moved to Ottawa where he worked for the Canadian Curling Association as director of domestic development. After 13 years with the CCA, Houston moved to British Columbia in 2007 to become venue and sport manager for Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Neil Houston

Houston coached the Andrew Bilesky rink at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier.

Personal life

Houston is married to Bev Bakka, and has two children.

Awards

Canadian Curling Hall of Fame: inducted in 1992 with all Ed Lukowich 1986 team.

Teams

References

External links

Neil Houston – Curling Canada Stats Archive

Neil Houston Gallery | The Trading Card Database

Video: Audio: Curling Legends Podcast: Episode 5 - Neil Houston

Living people

1957 births

Curlers from Calgary

Canadian male curlers

Brier champions

Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Olympic curlers for Canada

Curlers from Ottawa

Curlers from British Columbia

Canadian curling coaches

World curling champions