A former baseball player who played at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) before being drafted into professional baseball.

Born in 1957, Curry, a right-handed first baseman, was drafted twice: first by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft, and then by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft, both times from SIUC.

He played one season in Minor League Baseball in 1979 for the Cedar Rapids Giants, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the Midwest League. In 61 games, he batted .301 with 58 hits, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, and 24 RBIs.