Lynne Warren "Crazy" John Brooks, and Michael Sullivan will be inducted into the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 2009.
The Disc Golf Hall of Fame is an organization independent of the PDGA that is dedicated to the promotion of disc golf, its premier pioneers, and players. Inductees are selected annually by the members of the hall of fame and until this year their names were not announced until the PDGA Awards Ceremony/DGHOF Induction Ceremony held at the World Championships. Earlier this year, the decision was made to announce the inductees prior to the World Championships this year and in the future.
The Disc Golf Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Lynne Warren, "Crazy" John Brooks, and Michael Sullivan will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the PDGA Pro/Am World Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. Please join with the PDGA and Hall of Fame in congratulating these esteemed inductees and thanking them for their valuable contributions to our sport.
Be sure to listen to this weeks episode of PDGA Radio for a feature story on this years inductees and the induction process: http://www.pdga.com/pdgaradio
History:
Lavone Wolfe of Huntsville Alabama founded the hall of fame in 1993 and was the chairman of the first board of directors. Lavone also created the Hall of Fame Museum, a collection of memorabilia that help describe the history of our sport, that is currently located at the PDGA International Disc Golf Center in Appling, Georgia. Al "Speedy" Guerrero is the administrator/director of the hall of fame and oversees the elections process as well as marketing and promotion.
Voting:
Members of the Hall of Fame nominate members of the disc golf community. This list of nominees is then presented to the members of the hall of fame for voting and the top vote getters are inducted.
Hall of Fame inductees shall be judged to fit the following standards:
Favorable standing and an honorable reputation within the disc golf community.
Made significant contributions to the sport of disc golf through development, promotion, leadership, or sportsmanship-that merit our recognition, remembrance and respect.
In addition:
Hall of Famers give to the sport with a passion that transcends personal gain.
Hall of Fame members are required to have 15 years of service to the PDGA.
