NHPA Hall of Fame Members


Members are selected each year and honored at the World Tournament. Selections are made in three different categories.

PLAYER:
  1. A player who has won a World Championship at least 2 times, or
  2. a player who has averaged at least 75% and/or finished in the top 5 of one or more W.T. Championship Division finals at least 4 times, or
  3. a player who has pitched in at least 8 World Championship Division finals of any combination of divisions and averaged at least 70% for those events.
PROMOTER/ORGANIZER: A person who has administered, promoted and/or organized horseshoe pitching activies for a t least 8 years for the benefit of NHPA members at the national or regional level.

Please Note: Click on members name to see photo and a brief bio.
*=Deceased

CHARTER MEMBERS:
1966
* ARCHIE GREGSON, CA
* DELANO DEMPSTER (DD) COTTRELL, North Cohocton, NY
* TED ALLEN, Boulder, CO
* FRANK JACKSON, Kellerton, IA
* FERNANDO ISAIS, Los Angeles, CA
* RAY HOWARD. London, OH
* ARCH STOKES, Salt Lake City, UT

INDUCTEES:

1967
* GUY ZIMMERMAN, Iowa & California
* PUTT MOSSMAN, Iowa & Missouri
* ELMER BELLER, Bellflower, California

1968
* CASEY JONES, Waukesha, Wisconsin
* CHARLES DAVIS, Kansas City, Missouri
* HARRY WOODFIELD, Washington DC.

1969
* CURT DAY, Frankfort, Indiana
* ELMER HOHL, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada
* BOB PENCE, Lafayette, Indiana

1970
VICKI CHAPELLE WINSTON, Oregon & Missouri
* BLAIR NUNAMAKER, Cleveland, Ohio
* F. ELLIS COBB, Aurora, Illinois

1971
* JIMMY RlSK, Indiana & Florida
* MRS. C.A. LANHAM, Bloomington, Illinois
* FRED BRUST, Columbus, Ohio
* LELAND MORTENSON, Des Moines, Iowa
* JOHN GORDON, Los Angeles, California

1972
* GEORGE MAY, Akron, Ohio
* CARL STEINFELDT, Rochester, New York & Florida
* RALPH FORSSTROM, Springfield. Massachusetts

1973
* DALE DIXON, Des Moines, Iowa
* FRANK STINSON, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* RALPH DYKES, Lombard, Illinois

1974
* HAROLD RENO, Sabina, Ohio
* LEO McGRATH, Cincinnati, Ohio
* DEAN McLAUGHLIN, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

1975
* PAUL FOCHT, Dayton, Ohio
* HENRY FRANKE, Centralia, Illinois
* RUTH HANGEN, Getzville, New York
* KATIE GREGSON, Crestline, California

1976
DAN KUCHCINSKI, Portland, Indiana
* BERT SNART, Manitoba, Canada
DALE CARSON, Baltimore, Maryland
SUE GILLESPIE, Indiana

1977
* BOB WEST, Scappoose, Oregon
DON TITCOMB, San Jose, California
* STAN MANKER, Lynchburg, Ohio
* CARL VON DER LANCKEN, Panama City, Florida

1978
OTTIE RENO, Pike County, Ohio
* JOHN MONASMITH, Yakima, Washington
GLEN HENTON, Maquoketa, Iowa
* FRANK LUNDIN, New London, Iowa

1979
* WALLY SHIPLEY, Newport Beach, California
* LEE DAVIS, Florida & New Jersey
LORRAINE THOMAS, Lockport, New York
* WILBUR KABEL, New Madison, Ohio

1980
* RAY MARTIN, Philo, Illinois
* RALPH MADDOX, Poca, West Virginia
* BERNARD HERFURTH, Springfield. Massachusetts
* BEN LEIGHTON, Hibbing, Minnesota

1981
* CLETUS CHAPELLE, Portland, Oregon
* AL ZADROGA, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
* FLOYD TOOLE, Little Rock, Arkansas
* ARTHUR ADAMS, Canada

1982
* CAROLINE SCHULTZ DECKER, Ohio & Illinois
* ART HEADLOUGH, Akron, Ohio
* JOHN PAXTON, Ottumwa, Iowa
* JIM WEEKS, Norwalk, California

1983
* ESTHER JAMES, Hastings, Michigan
* EMMA FOCHT, Dayton, Ohio
* RAY MILLER, Springfield, Ohio
* BYRON JASKULEK, New York City, New York

1984
* LEE JACOBS, Plymouth, Michigan
* WINNIE WINETROUT, Lummi Island, Washington
MARK SEIBOLD, Huntington, Indiana
JACK ADAMS, Saskatchewan, Canada

1985
BONNIE SEIBOLD, Huntington, Indiana
* HERB PINCH, Sharon, Pennsylvania
* JAMES (POP) JOHNSON, Cincinnati, Ohio
* ARTHUR HOLTER, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1986
* SOL BERMAN, Elizabeth, New Jersey
* JOHN RADEMACHER, Plant City, Florida
HENRY KNAUFT, Spokane, Washington
* DONNIE ROBERTS, Pike County, Ohio

1987
* JOE DUBIE, Georgia
JIM KNISLEY, Bremen, Ohio
* DON KOSO, Falls City, Nebraska
ED DOMEY, Sutton. Massachusetts

1988
WALTER RAY WILLIAMS Jr., Stockton, California
EARL WINSTON, LaMonte, Missouri

1989
* MARION LANGE, Ankeny, Iowa
* PHYLLIS NEGAARD, St Joseph, Minnesota

1990
MERLIN POTTS, Leonardsville, Kansas
DEBORAH MICHAUD, Raynham, Massachusetts
* LUCKY D. LONG, Bronson, Kansas
* MAYME FRANCISCO, Columbus, Ohio

1991
* HAROLD FALOR, Akron, Ohio
* MILDRED BROUILLETTE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* L. E. TANNER, Anchor, Illinois
* JACK CLAVES, SL Louis, Missouri
DAVE LOUCKS, Grass Valley, California
* PAUL ROSE, Salt Lake City, Utah

1992
* HARVEY CLEAR, Santa Cruz, California
HAROLD CRAIG, Muncie, Indiana
* BERT DURYEE, Wichita, Kansas
* HARRY DUNCAN, Denver, Colorado
* H.L. ERMATINGER, St. Petersburg, Florida
* RAY OHMS, Salt Lake City, Utah
* GLEN PORTT, Albany, Georgia
OPAL RENO, Elkins, Arkansas
* MARINES TAMBOER, Wichita, Kansas

1993
BARRY CHAPELLE, Portland, Oregon
ART TYSON, Mt Vernon, New York

1994
TARI POWELL, Rossville, Illinois
* HAROLD DARNOLD, Burlington, Iowa

1995
KEVIN CONE, Alta, Iowa
VINCE YANNETTI, Bound Brook, New Jersey
DALE LIPOVSKY, Apple Valley, Minnesota
* LOUIS DEAN, San Clemente, California

1996
* W.J. SEAS, Florida
ALAN FRANCIS MO & , Defiance, Ohio
* JACK SPRINGER, Statesville, North Carolina
* LUCILLE HOPKINS, Ottumwa, Iowa
* ANNA LINDQUIST, Morgantown, West Virginia
* ROY W. SMITH, California

1997
BOB CHAMPION, Boulder, Colorado
* JAMES L. SOLOMON, Uniontown, Pennsylvania

1998
NONE

1999
* DR. E. C. BEACH, Delaware, Ohio
* ROLAND KRAFT, Lecompton, Kansas
WALTER RAY WILLIAMS SR., Ontario, California

2000
JERRY SCHNEIDER, Anaheim, California
* DEAN BROWN, Long Beach, California

2001
SUE SNYDER, Madisonville, Kentucky
SANDY JANSSENS, Wallaceburg, Ontario
* NORMAN GASEAU, Clearwater, Florida

2002
DIANE CANTIN, Alberta
BEVERLY NATHE, St Stephen, Minnesota

2003
BRIAN SIMMONS, Coventry, Rhode Island

2004
DICK HANSEN, Franksville, Wisconsin
* GARY KLINE, Dayton, Ohio
SYLVIANNE MOISAN, L'Epiphanie, Quebec
PAUL STEWART, Statesville, North Carolina

2005
* REINHARD BACKER, Salt Lake City, Utah
JESSE GONZALES, Los Osos, California

2006
* RALPH "KELLY" SPENCER, Picher, Oklahoma

2007
* TOM BROWNELL, Amsterdam, NY
CURT BESTFUL, Eau Claire, WI
DON WEAVER, Las Vegas, NV

2008
CURLY SEIBOLD, Huntington, IN
LEN LIPOVSKY, Apple Valley, MN

2009
* JACK FREEMAN, Nashville, TN
FRANK BOHUN, Erie, PA
JOAN ELMORE, Mt Juliet, TN

2010
ED ARIONUS, Plufgerville, TX
CASEY SLUYS, Santa Rosa, CA