Year and Recipients1957 F. Ellis Cobb, Illinois 1968 Lucille Hopkins, Iowa Ralph Forsstrom, Massachusetts Earle Wilmore, Indiana 1969 Joseph Abbott, Pennsylvania Paul & Emma Focht, Ohio Don Koso, Indiana Herb Pinch, Pennsylvania 1970 Sam Goodlander, Ohio Jim Weeks, California Leo Sylva, Nevada 1971 Dale Eberhart, New Jersey Pete Shepard, Massachusetts 1972 Herb Okeson, Washington Dwight Brown, Ohio Verdan Zelmar, California 1973 Ed Domey, Massachusetts Don Moore, Kentucky Walter Ray Williams Sr., California 1974 Larry Croteau, New Hampshire "Pep" Pepple, Kansas Esther Williams, California 1975 Francis Asher, Ohio Russell Sweeny, Massachusetts Walter Stearns, Arizona Gilbert Kimball, Michigan Vince Yannetti, New Jersey Glenn Whiteaker, Indiana Alvin Dahlene, Kansas Bob Pence, Indiana 1976 Sol Berman, New Jersey Walter Ray WIlliams Jr., California Lloyd Frederickson, Minnesota Ray Greenlaw, Pennsylvania Jack Stout, Illinois John King, Pennsylvania 1977 Donnie Roberts, Ohio Jim McCombs, Ohio Rollin Futrell, Ohio Marge Ouellette, New York Marion Lange, Iowa Williams Family, California Ottie Reno, Ohio Al Cherry, New Jersey 1978 George Neff, Ohio Danny Sease, Iowa Woody Wilson, Iowa Sue Burns, Iowa Ralph Dykes, Illinois Harry Schmidt, New Jersey 1979 Mike Owens, North Carolina Henry Preimesberger, Minnesota Jack Springer, North Carolina Joe Minnich, Kentucky Norm Gaseau, Florida Bernard Herfurth, Massachusetts 1980 Huntsville Jaycees, Alabama Parks & Recreation, Alabama Homer & Ginger Cain, Oklahoma Claude White, New Jersey Ed Yankowski, Wisconsin Mr & Mrs Ose Veesey, Alabama 1981 Rick Rebman, Oregon Jim "Pop" Johnson, Ohio Al Hodge, Nebraska Clearwater Horseshoe Club, Florida Minnesota HPA, Minnesota 1982 Bill & Jackie Joseph, Texas Ken Gipson, Alabama Ernie Graham, New Jersey Lee Jacobs, Michigan John Rademacher, Florida 1983 John Bullard, North Carolina Lee Elbe, Missouri John Huntzinger, Colorado Bob Champion, Colorado Sid Plott, Louisiana 1984 James Acock, Missouri Clayton Kurtz, Georgia Herman Wieser, Florida 1985 Bob Pence, Indiana Terrance Dougherty, Pennsylvania Curt Bestul, Wisconsin Glen Portt, Georgia Joe Sullins, Texas George Schummer, Canada |
1986 Don Weaver, Nevada Eastern Nebraska HPA, Nebraska George Englemann, Iowa Pete Moon, Australia 1987 Ruth Hangen, New York Beaty Bestul, Wisconsin Curt Bestul, Wisconsin 1988 Martha & Marty Dunn, California Genevieve Lavett, California Marvin Burgess, Texas 1989 Phil Zozzaro, New Jersey Gene & Yvonne Ficek, South Dakota 1990 Cathie Loucks, California Bob Dunn, Minnesota 1991 Speck Horner, Mississippi HPA Charles Bunner, West Virginia 1992 Tom Roanhouse, Wisconsin Art Felgenhauer, Illinois 1993 Jack Freeman, Tennessee Vicki Winston, Missouri Jack McKinney, Nebraska 1994 Ed Quigley, New Jersey Bart Sargent, Massachussetts John Rustin, New York Lance Hinman, New York 1995 Jack Adams, Canada Elmer Otnes, Oregon 1996 Jim & Cam Shilling, Indiana Jim Haupt, Wisconsin 1997 Bob Fanjoy, Horseshoes Ontario Terry Sears, Indiana Beloit Horseshoe Club, Wisconsin 1998 Lee Palmer, Florida Eldon Sarbaugh, Ohio 1999 Bob Schmidt, Ohio John G. Brosky, Pennsylvania 2000 Seneca "Red" Ferguson, WI Bill Marvin, Illinois 2001 White Distributors, PA Dean Schmitz, Michigan Don Harris, Missouri 2002 Ed Smith, California Jeanette Claas, Missouri 2003 Stan Dodson, Ohio Phyllis & Jim Quist, Washington 2004 Heidi Poppe, Wisconsin Bobby Faulkner, Idaho 2005 Jim Gorth, California Roy Evans, Missouri Bob Reese, Oklahoma 2006 Don Titcomb, Idaho Harold Harget, Delaware 2007 George Nick, Minnesota Bill Trader, North Dakota 2008 David Montgomery, Oklahoma Dale & Lee Estep, Pennsylvania Larry Langewisch, Missouri 2009 Tina Press, Illinois Leonard & Georgia Burke, Oklahoma Casey Sluys, California 2010 Charles Bunner, West Virginia Rick Wright, Minnesota Ralph Palmer, Iowa Mary Lee Malmberg, Iowa Leroy Law, Iowa 2011 Rob & Ann Hagman, Minnesota Kevin & Pat Snelgrove, Virginia Don Maine, Connecticut 2012 Jerry Smith, Idaho Gary Buehler, Missouri |
2013 Greg Craven, Missouri Dalton Rakestraw, Illinois Michael Brown, Vermont 2014 Jane Smith, Wisconsin Erwin Tischer, Minnesota Peter Zepponi, California 2015 Debra Brown, Vermont Bob Rogers, Missouri 2016 Gerrie Jacobs, SA Don Hathcock, AL Elaine Perry, NV Chris Callihan Sr., TX |