NHPA World Champions by Years - Men's       World Overall Most      
    50 Point Game Era 1909 - 1981       Tournament Highest Cons. Ringers Shoe Pitching  
  Year First Last City State W L Avg. by  % Game  in Row (No Miss) Brand Style World Location
  1981 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Chino CA 22 1 88.08% 94.60% 38 Deadeye-Clydesdale 1-1/4 Turn Genola, MN (*)
  1980 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Chino CA 31 0 85.74% 91.66% 32 Deadeye-Clydesdale 1-1/4 Turn Huntsville, AL
  1979 Mark Siebold Huntington IN 27 4 82.62% 90.90%   Ohio 'O' 1-1/4 Turn Statesville, NC
  1978 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Chino CA 34 1 84.15% 92.42% 40 Deadeye-Clydesdale 1-1/4 Turn Des Moines, IA
  1977 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 23 3 85.12% 91.30% 38 Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Greenville, OH
  1976 Carl Steinfeldt Rochester NY 33 2 82.55% 93.05%   American-Steinfeldt 1-1/4 Turn Bristol, PA
  1975 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 33 2 84.52% 95.16%   Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Lafayette, IN ( + )
  1974 Curt  Day Frankfort IN 32 3 83.14% 90.69%   Ted Allen 3/4 Turn Keene, NH
  1973 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 32 3 83.50% 96.87%   Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Eureka, CA
  1972 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 33 2 86.03% 92.74%   Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Greenville, OH
  1971 Curt  Day Frankfort IN 35 0 84.94% 93.05%   Ted Allen 3/4 Turn Middlesex, NJ
  1970 Danny Kuchcinski Erie PA 34 1 84.89% 94.73%   Ted Allen R-1-1/4 Turn South Gate, CA
  1969 Danny Kuchcinski Erie PA 35 0 84.74% 91.42%   Ted Allen R-1-1/4 Turn Erie, PA
  1968 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 35 0 88.54% 100.00% 30 Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Keene, NH
  1967 Danny Kuchcinski Erie PA 34 1 84.37% 90.47%   Ted Allen R-1-1/4 Turn Fargo, ND
  1966 Curt  Day Frankfort IN 26 2 86.61% Unknown 42 Ted Allen 3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1965 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ON CAN 32 3 84.59% 93.93%   Elmer Hohl 1-3/4 Turn Keene, NH
  1964 Harold Reno Sabina OH 32 3 84.07% 98.00%   Ohio 'O' -Reno R-1-1/4 Turn Greenville, OH
  1963 John Monasmith Yakima WA 32 3 82.25% 92.85%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn South Gate, CA
  1962 Paul Focht Dayton OH 32 3 81.79% 88.15%   Ohio Pro  1-3/4 Turn Greenville, OH
  1961 Harold Reno Sabina OH 34 1 84.45% 92.85%   Ohio 'O' -Reno R-1-1/4 Turn Muncie, IN 
  1960 Don Titcomb San Jose CA 33 2 84.88% 97.72% 32 Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Muncie, IN 
  1959 Ted Allen Boulder CO 35 0 84.38% 95.00%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1958 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 27 3 84.37%     Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1957 Ted Allen Boulder CO 31 1 87.30% 93.90%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1956 Ted Allen Boulder CO 34 4 83.40% 92.40%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1955 Ted Allen Boulder CO 38 0 86.57% 96.70% 72 Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1954 Guy Zimmerman Danville CA 20 0 84.20% 90.00%   Gordon 'Spin' On 1-1/4 turn Murray, UT
  1953 Ted Allen Boulder CO 34 1 83.80% 94.60%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1952 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 34 1 83.60% 92.60% 52 Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1951 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 35 0 85.80%     Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1950 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 34 1 83.50% 94.80%   Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1949 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 34 1 83.80% 97.60%   Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1948 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 29 2 84.20% 95.60%   Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Milwaukee, WI
  1947 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 34 1 83.20% 97.00%   Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Murray, UT
  1946 Ted Allen Boulder CO 22 1 83.90% 93.70%   Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Des Moines, IA
  1945 War Time                      
  1944 War Time                      
  1943 War Time                      
  1942 War Time                      
  1941 Fernando Isais Los Angeles CA 23 0 82.90%     Gordon 1-3/4 Turn Des Moines, IA
  1940 Ted Allen Boulder CO 33 2 82.80%     Ted Allen 1-1/4 Turn Des Moines, IA
  1939 No Tourney                      
  1938 No Tourney                      
  1937 No Tourney                      
  1936 No Tourney                      
  1935 Ted Allen Alhambra CA 21 2 75.50%     Lattore-Drop Forged 1-1/4 Turn Moline, IL
  1934 Ted Allen Alhambra CA 23 0 73.90%     Gordon-Drop Forged 1-1/4 Turn Los Angeles, CA
  1933 Ted Allen Alhambra CA 22 3 73.60%     Gordon-Drop Forged 1-1/4 Turn Chicago, IL
  1932 No Tourney                      
  1931 No Tourney                      
  1930 No Tourney                      
  1929 Blair Nunamaker Cleveland OH 14 1 69.50%     Ohio 1-1/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1928 Charlie Davis Columbus OH 31 2 70.20%     Mossman 1-3/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1927 W Charlie Davis Columbus OH 29 4 69.20%     Mossman 1-3/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1927 S Charlie Davis Columbus OH 30 3 64.78%     Mossman 1-3/4 Turn Duluth, MN
  1926 Frank Jackson Kellerton IA 24 6 61.40%     Unknown 3/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1925 Putt Mossman Eldora IA 35 2 67.60% 90.00%   Mossman 1-1/4 Turn Lake Worth, FL
  1924 W Charlie  Davis Columbus OH 22 0 57.90%     Mossman 1-3/4 Turn Minneapolis, MN
  1924 S Putt Mossman Eldora IA 26 0 62.20% 80.50%   Mossman 1-1/4 Turn Lake Worth, FL
  1923 W Harold Falor Akron OH 29 0 55.30%     Unknown   ST Petersburg, FL
  1923 S George May Akron OH 14 1 60.00%     National Standard 1-1/4 Turn Cleveland, OH
  1922 W Charlie Davis New London OH 21 0       Mossman 1-3/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1922 S Frank Lundin Cleveland OH 14 1       National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Des Moines, IA
  1921 W Charles Bobbitt Kellerton IA 20 1       Unknown 1-1/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
  1921 S Frank Jackson Lancaster OH 15 0       National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Minneapolis, MN
  1920 W George May Kellerton IA 24 0       National Standard 1-1/4 Turn ST Petersburg, FL
   1920 S Frank Jackson Akron OH 36 1       National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Akron, OH
  1919 W Fred  Brust Columbus OH 53 1       Unknown   ST Petersburg, FL
  1919 S Robert Comfort Minneapolis KS           Unknown   Kansas City, KS
  1915 Frank Jackson Blue Mound KS 24 1       National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Kansas City, KS
  1914 Frank Jackson Blue Mound KS           National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Kansas City, KS
  1913 Robert Pierce Rosedale KS           Unknown   Kansas City, KS
  1912 Frank Jackson Blue Mound KS           National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Kansas City, KS
  1909 Frank Jackson Blue Mound KS           National Standard 1-3/4 Turn Bronson, KS
  Data was collected from score sheets available, Horseshoe magazines and various result sheets        
  Note: Shoe Brand and Style was provided by                 
  Ottie Reno - The American Directory of Horseshoe Pitching book              
  (*) Indoor Courts                        
  (+) Both = Indoor &  Outdoors                      
  File created by: Mel Yockstick                    
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