Ronald Charles Northcott, CM (December 31, 1935 – May 15, 2023), nicknamed "The Owl",[1] was a Canadian three-time national and world curling champion and a Hall of Fame member.

Northcott was born in Innisfail, Alberta and raised in both Vulcan and Milo where his father, Charles was a store owner.

[3] Northcott's talents saw him eventually represent the province of Alberta at six Briers, Canada's national men's championship.

1965 marked the only year between 1963 and 1969 where Northcott did not win the provincial championship, having been eliminated from the Southern Alberta playdowns by his old high school skip, Barry Coleman.

The team defeated Ontario 7–6 in the tiebreaker, sending them to represent Canada at the 1966 Scotch Cup, the World Curling Championships at the time.

Northcott and company won all of their games at the Worlds, including defeating Scotland's Chuck Hay rink 12–5 in the final.

This time, the team lost one game in the round robin (against Scotland's Chuck Hay), but avenged their loss in the final, defeating the Scots 8–6.