{{short description|American curler and Olympic medalist}}
{{Infobox curler | name = Scott Baird | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|5|7}} | birth_place = Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S. | World Championship appearances = 7 (1979, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011) | Olympic appearances = 1 (2006) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's curling}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2006 Turin | Team competition}} {{MedalCompetition|World Curling Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1993 Geneva|}} }}
'''Scott Baird''' (born May 7, 1951) is an American curler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org:443/usa-curling/athletes/Scott-Baird|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905174454/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Scott-Baird|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015|title=Scott Baird|website=Team USA|language=en|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref> At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/02/12/bay-area-athletes-put-age-on-ice/|title=Bay Area athletes put age on ice|date=2014-02-12|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref> Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone, although he still received a bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.<ref>USOC honors top U.S. athletes for 2006, http://www.usolympicteam.com/117_50738.htm</ref>
In addition to the Olympics, Baird has skipped the U.S. team to three World Championship events (1979, 1993 & 1994), winning bronze in 1993. In 2003, Baird skipped the U.S. team to the silver medal at World Seniors Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/435|title=Personal details|website=results.worldcurling.org|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref> In 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2011, Baird was the alternate player for Pete Fenson at the World Championships.
In 2005 Baird was inducted into the United States Curling Association Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org:443/USA-Curling/About-Us/Inside-USA-Curling/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121062709/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/About-Us/Inside-USA-Curling/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014|title=Hall of Fame Members|website=Team USA|language=en|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, Scott}} Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Bemidji, Minnesota Category:American male curlers Category:Olympic curlers for the United States Category:Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in curling Category:Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Category:American curling champions Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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