| Neil Houston | |
| Gender: | M |
| Other Names: | Woody |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Curling Club: | Calgary CC, Calgary, AB, Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, AB |
| Member Association: | (1972-1995) (1995-2007) (2007-present) |
| Brier Appearances: | 4: |
| World Championship Appearances: | 1 |
| Olympic Appearances: | 1 (1988) (demo) |
| Other Appearances: | 1 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Neil William "Woody" Houston[1] (born January 19, 1957) is a Canadian curler.
He is a and a 1986 Labatt Brier champion.
He played at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport, Canadian men's team won bronze medal.
During the early 1990s, Houston worked in sports facility management in Leduc, Whitecourt and Fort Saskatchewan. In 1995, Houston moved to Ottawa[2] where he worked for the Canadian Curling Association as director of domestic development.[3] 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.[4]
Houston coached the Andrew Bilesky rink at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier.[5]
Houston is married to Bev Bakka, and has two children.[6]
inducted in 1992 with all Ed Lukowich 1986 team.[7]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Barry Knight | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [8] | |||
| 1973–74 | Barry Knight | Brent Syme | Jeff Robinson | Neil Houston | [9] | ||
| 1974–75 | Neil Houston | CJCC 1975 | |||||
| 1975–76 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | |||
| 1979–80 | Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | |||
| 1980–81 | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | |||||
| 1982–83 | Ed Lukowich | Mike Chernoff | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | |||
| 1983–84 | Ed Lukowich | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | ||||
| Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | ||||
| 1985–86 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | | ||
| 1986–87 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | |||
| 1987–88 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | Brent Syme | Wayne Hart | ||
| 1992–93 | Ed Lukowich | John Ferguson | Neil Houston | ||||
| 1996–97 | Neil Houston | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Jeff McCrady | Neil Houston | |||||
| 2007–08 | Neil Houston | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Dave Merklinger | Frank Morissette | Neil Houston |