Robert “Bob” Fenson

Bob Fenson of Bemidji, Minnesota, has been a significant part of USA Curling’s history on and off the ice throughout his 40-plus year career with this sport.

As an athlete, Fenson played in five National Championships, winning the title in 1979. He won the U.S. Senior Nationals in 2003 and brought home a silver medal from the World Senior Championships that season. Fenson, 64, coached son Pete Fenson to curling’s first Olympic medal (bronze) in 2006. Fenson coached at the Men’s and Women’s National Championships just about every season from 1990-2006 and at many Junior National Championships over the years. He coached at five Men’s World Championships, the Olympic Trials, and most notably, the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. He was twice named USA Curling’s Coach of the Year (1997, 2006).

He was president of USA Curling during the 2003-04 season, a member of its Board of Directors from 1992-2008, and served as a USA Curling representative to the World Curling Federation. He also served on the board for the Minnesota Curling Association for nearly three decades, twice serving as its president.