Archery Hall of Fame
Encyclopedia
Inductees
1972- Fred BearFred BearFred Bear was an American bow hunter, bow manufacturer, author, and television host.He was born in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bow-hunting community...
- Howard HillHoward HillHoward Hill was an archer who was unofficially referred to as the "World's Greatest Archer". He is the only person to win 196 archery field tournaments in succession...
- Ann Weber Hoyt
- Karl E. Palmatier
- Ben PearsonBen Pearson (bowyer)Ben Pearson was an archer, bowyer, and fletcher from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He is most notable for starting the first company in the United states to mass-produce archery sets and equipment. In 1972, he was among the first inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame.-History:Ben Pearson made his first...
- Maurice ThompsonMaurice ThompsonJames Maurice Thompson was an American novelist.-Biography:Raised on a Georgia plantation, Thompson first pursued a career as a lawyer. In 1871 he opened a law practice with his brother, William Henry Thompson...
- Russ Hoogerhyde
1973
- Robert P. Elmer
- Russ Saxton Pope
- Rube Powell
- Clayton B. Shenk
- Art Young (archery)
1974
- Dorothy Smith CummingsDorothy Smith CummingsDorothy Smith Cummings was a seven time national women's target archery champion. She won her first title in 1919, when she was 16 years old. She won the gold medal six more times in the United States Championships in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1931.-Biography:She was born on March 28, 1903...
- Harry Eugene Drake
- Doug Easton
- John Yount (archery)
1975
- Paul Crouch (archery)
- Mrs. M. E. Howell
- Jean Lee Lombardo
1976
- Babe Bitzenberger
- Dr. Paul Klopsteg
- Louis Carter SmithLouis Carter SmithLouis Carter Smith was an archery champion and historian. He was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1976. He died on April 23, 1961. His daughter was Dorothy Smith Cummings . He was secretary-treasurer of the National Archery Association for 26 years from 1919 to 1946.-References:...
1977
- C. N. Hickman
- Earl Hoyt Jr.
- Myrtle Miller
1978
- Roy Hoff
- Ann Marston
- Homer Taylor
1979
- Will H. Thompson
- Lura R. Wilson
1980
- Florence Lillie
- George Helwig
1982
- Al Henderson (archery)
1984
- Ann Clark (archery)
1985
- Robert Rhode
- C. A. Saunders
1986
- Henry Bitzenberger
- Doreen WilberDoreen WilberDoreen Viola Hansen Wilber was an American archer from Rutland, Iowa.-Biography:At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Wilber won the gold medal in the women's section of the first modern Olympic archery competition, aged 42. Along with John Williams, Wilber led the U.S...
1988
- Roy Case
1991
- Glenn St. Charles
1997
- Jim Dougherty
- Jim Easton
- Bob Kelly
- Frank Scott
1998
- William Bill Wadsworth
1999
- Floyd Eccleston
- Tom JenningsTom JenningsTom Jennings is a Los Angeles-based artist and technician. He is the creator of FidoNet, the first message and file networking system for BBSes...
- Dick Lattimer
2000
- Stacy Groscup
- Bob Swinehart
2001
- Larry C. Whiffen
2002
- Norbert Norb Mullaney
2003
- Allan Martin (archery)
- M. R. James (archery)
2004
- Rollin Bohning
2005
- Charles E. "Bert" GraysonCharles GraysonCharles Elbert Grayson was an archer, bowyer, archery collector, and author. His archery collection is contained in the University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology.-Early life:...
- Len Cardinale
2006
- Ed Rohde
2007
- William Bednar
- David Samuel (archery)
- IshiIshiIshi was the last member of the Yahi, the last surviving group of the Yana people of the U.S. state of California. Ishi is believed to have been the last Native American in Northern California to have lived most of his life completely outside the European American culture...
2008
- Chuck Adams (archery)
- Julia Body
- George Gardner (archery)
- Dave Staples
2010
- Will Compton
- Hollis Wilbur Allen
- Frank Gandy
- G. Fred Asbell