Inducted 1995
Player-Organizer: Len Lipovsky was born December 7, 1926, and
grew up in Boyceville, WI. He began
pitching horseshoe at age ten.
He moved to Minnesota and joined the Minneapolis Horseshoe Club. This was one of the most competitive clubs
in the nation. Frank Stinson, Art
Holter, Dale Lipovsky and Ron Cherrier were players in this club. Len was a club officer for many years and
1986 was appointed Regional Director, a position he served for 15 years. He was awarded the Regional Director of
the Year Award in 1990. He was a
top contender for the Intermediate Men’s World title. He placed 3rd in 1987, 4th
in 1988, 3rd in 1989, and in 1990 he won that Intermediate title
with 11-0 record averaging 69.5% ringers.
He followed that up with a 5th place finish in 1991 and was
runner-up in 1992. One of his best
tournaments was the 1987 Minnesota State Tournament. In the 8-man Championship Class, he
averaged 75% and came in 4th, not even in the money. Len did have 3 runner-up finishes in the
competitive Minnesota State Tournament.