World Water Skiing Hall of Fame Members
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 Water Skiing
Water skiing
thumb|right|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:...

 Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...

 Inductees
since 1982.

1980s

1982
  • Willa Cook, Deleon Springs, Florida
    DeLeon Springs, Florida
    De Leon Springs is a census-designated place in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2000 census. One of Florida's state parks, De Leon Springs State Park, is located in De Leon Springs, as is the Strawn Historic Citrus Packing House District...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Ralph Samuelson
    Ralph Samuelson
    Ralph Wilford Samuelson was the inventor of water skiing, which he first performed in the summer of 1922 in Lake City, Minnesota, just before his 19th birthday. Samuelson was already skilled at aquaplaning—standing on a board while being pulled by a powerboat—but he hoped to create something like...

    , deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Dick Pope Sr., deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Chuck Stearns, Huntington Beach, California
    Huntington Beach, California
    Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Dan B. Hains, deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Charles R. Sligh, deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Liz Allan Reid, Godfrey, Illinois
    Godfrey, Illinois
    Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18000 at the 2010 census. Godfrey is located within the Greater St...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1983

1984

1986
  • Wayne Grimditch
    Wayne Grimditch
    Wayne Grimditch is a Hall of Fame water skier who competed for the United States in the 1972 Olympic Games in Germany winning two silver medals in the demonstration sport of water skiing. Grimditch would go on to establish 10 U.S. national jumping records and four world marks in the sport...

    , Lighthouse Point, Florida
    Lighthouse Point, Florida
    Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,344...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Barbara Cooper Heddon, Haines City, Florida
    Haines City, Florida
    Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population estimated by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida is 18,762. Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, Florida...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1987
  • Mike Suyderhoud, Redding, California
    Redding, California
    Redding is a city in far-Northern California. It is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA. With a population of 89,861, according to the 2010 Census...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Joe Cash
    Joe Cash
    George Joseph Cash , better known as Joe Cash, was a World Championship water skier and renowned instructor. He was post-humously inducted into the WaterSkiing Hall of Fame in 1987, along with Mike Suyderhoud.-Biography:...

    , deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1988
  • Ricky McCormick
    Ricky McCormick
    Ricky McCormick is an American water skier. He won 11 world titles, 37 national championships and also won two gold medals for Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics as it was a demonstration sport that year. He came from a family of water skiers so started at age five. In 1982 he retired and in...

    , Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1989
  • William D. Clifford, deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Dick Pope Jr., Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry

1990s

1990
  • Jack Walker, N. Miami Beach, Florida
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1991
  • Linda Leavengood Giddens, Eastman, Georgia
    Eastman, Georgia
    Eastman is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,541 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dodge County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • George Blair, Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1992

1993
  • William P. Barlow Jr., Oakland, California
    Oakland, California
    Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Tommy Bartlett
    Tommy Bartlett
    Thomson "Tommy" Bartlett was an American showman and entertainment mogul from Wisconsin. He is most often associated with the water skiing thrill show based in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, known as Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show. The success of this and other traveling water ski shows led to...

    , deceased, Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Cindy Todd, Pierson, Florida
    Pierson, Florida
    Pierson is a town in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,596 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,606 .-About Pierson:...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1994
  • Al Tyll, Boynton Beach, Florida
    Boynton Beach, Florida
    Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Karin Roberge Woodson, Melbourne, Florida
    Melbourne, Florida
    Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2009, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 78,323. The municipal area is the second largest by size and by population in the county. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1995
  • Lisa St. John, Orlando, Florida
    Orlando, Florida
    Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Larry Penacho, Jamul, California
    Jamul, California
    Jamul is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. Jamul had a population of 6,163 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau Jamul is located at ....

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1996
  • Skip Gilkerson, Maryville, Tennessee
    Maryville, Tennessee
    Maryville is the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The city is located south of Knoxville. Maryville's population was 27,258 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Maryville has received a number of accolades for its...

     Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1997
  • C.W. Lowe, Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

     Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Carole Lowe, Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1998
  • Mike Osborn, Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Alan Kempton, Tampa, Florida
    Tampa, Florida
    Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


1999

2000s

2000
  • Deena Brush Mapple
    Deena Brush Mapple
    Deena Brush Mapple is a retired American competitive water skier. She is considered by many to be the greatest female water skier of her generation. Her Grand Slam Victory in 1987 - overall wins in the World Championships, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Masters and the Pro Tour - made her one of two...

    , Orlando, Florida
    Orlando, Florida
    Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Mike Seipel, Atlantis, Florida
    Atlantis, Florida
    Atlantis is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,142.-Geography:Atlantis is located at ....

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2001
  • Sammy Duvall, Orlando, Florida
    Orlando, Florida
    Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2002
  • Mike Avila, Pacifica, California
    Pacifica, California
    Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.-Overview:The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile stretch of the north central California coastal beach and hills, nestled in several small valleys spanning between...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry
  • Jennifer Calleri-Schwenk, Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida
    Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2003
  • Camille Duvall-Hero, New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2004
  • Tory Baggiano, Alexandria, Virginia
    Alexandria, Virginia
    Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2005
  • Dave Reinhart, Defiance, Ohio
    Defiance, Ohio
    As of the census of 2000, there were 16,465 people, 6,572 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,562.4 people per square mile . There were 7,061 housing units at an average density of 670.0 per square mile...

    , Hall of Fame Induction Entry


2006

2007

2008

2009

2010
  • Darin Shapiro
    Darin Shapiro
    Darin Shapiro is a professional wakeboarder from Orlando, Florida and the winningest rider in the history of the sport of wakeboarding. He has not competed in the pro tour since 2004 season. He currently runs the Ride the Spot wakeboarding camp.Shapiro appeared in most major Wakeboard movies and...

    , Orlando, FL, Hall of Fame Induction Entry

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