Ann Brown

Ann Brown was an American curler who was elected to the United States Curling Association Hall of Fame in 1993.

Curling history Brown began curling in 1969 at the Exmoor Curling Club in Illinois. She went on to win the United States Women's Curling Association national bonspiel seven times, primarily playing as skip or vice-skip. She also won the Women's Championship in Illinois six times and the Illinois State Mixed Championship two times, the later playing with her husband Larry. From 1986 until 1987, Brown served as the president of the United States Women's Curling Association. In 1991, Brown became the first women to serve as president of the United States Curling Association. Brown also played a key role in bringing curling to the Olympics, which debuted at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan.

Brown died at age 71 of pancreatic cancer in 2006.