Henry Callahan
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Henry Callahan was a player and ambassador of Ultimate
and helped bring the sport to the University of Oregon
, formally establishing a team in 1978. In 1982 he was murdered during a robbery while working in Boulder, Colorado
. Both The Callahan Award, given each year to the best male and female college Ultimate players, and the Callahan Rules of Ultimate are named after him.
There is also a move named after Callahan in Ultimate (Frisbee) called a Callahan. It is so called because in the Callahan version of the rules (as opposed to the USA Ultimate version of the rules) it is a goal, rather than needing to be put into play from the goal line. A Callahan is the act of catching a disc on an interception in the opponent's end zone by a defensive player for a point. It is a rare occurrence, because it requires a defender to intercept, rather than simply block, a pass within the end zone the offense is defending. Under normal circumstances, the offense does not start a possession within their own end zone, so opportunities for a Callahan are limited to situations where the offense has been forced into their own end zone (either by a good pull or defensive pressure) or backward passes near the end zone.
Henry Callahan was also a disc (frisbee) golf player and his family donated money to have a memorial disc golf course installed at Bevier Park in Waukegan, Illinois. This nine hole course was completed in 1992. In 2008 this course was expanded to 18 holes with some holes in Henry Callahan Memorial Park across the street from the original course and park under the direction of the Waukegan Park District with cooperation from Discontinuum Disc Golf Club.
Ultimate (sport)
Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
and helped bring the sport to the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, formally establishing a team in 1978. In 1982 he was murdered during a robbery while working in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. Both The Callahan Award, given each year to the best male and female college Ultimate players, and the Callahan Rules of Ultimate are named after him.
There is also a move named after Callahan in Ultimate (Frisbee) called a Callahan. It is so called because in the Callahan version of the rules (as opposed to the USA Ultimate version of the rules) it is a goal, rather than needing to be put into play from the goal line. A Callahan is the act of catching a disc on an interception in the opponent's end zone by a defensive player for a point. It is a rare occurrence, because it requires a defender to intercept, rather than simply block, a pass within the end zone the offense is defending. Under normal circumstances, the offense does not start a possession within their own end zone, so opportunities for a Callahan are limited to situations where the offense has been forced into their own end zone (either by a good pull or defensive pressure) or backward passes near the end zone.
Henry Callahan was also a disc (frisbee) golf player and his family donated money to have a memorial disc golf course installed at Bevier Park in Waukegan, Illinois. This nine hole course was completed in 1992. In 2008 this course was expanded to 18 holes with some holes in Henry Callahan Memorial Park across the street from the original course and park under the direction of the Waukegan Park District with cooperation from Discontinuum Disc Golf Club.