rickrothstein
Jan 06 2006, 09:25 PM
The first disc golf Ice Bowl was held in January of 1987 at Albert-Oakland Park in Columbia, Missouri. It was an attempt to get some disc golfing activity going in the dead of winter. The Sunday before the Super Bowl was chosen because it was a football-free day, thus getting rid of the "I�m watching the game" excuse for not playing. News releases were issued, and on Saturday night before the Ice Bowl, it snowed five inches. The results were good as both 34 people and the media showed up. There was a picture in the sports section of the Monday edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune�disc golf in Columbia got some free publicity.
This first Ice Bowl was mentioned in the debut issue of Disc Golf World News (March, 1987), and since then, it has been promoted by DGWN and Disc Golf World. The initial idea was to have everyone playing on the same day as an act of disc golf solidarity in the dead of winter. Sun belt states were encouraged to participate for this reason and because of the irony. Because some cities preferred holding their Ice Bowls on different weekends or on Saturdays and as we discovered that people were willing to travel for some disc golfing fun, even in January, we adopted the official "Ice Bowl Corridor" for the 2001 Ice Bowl.
In 1993, Ice Bowl merchandise was introduced for the first time, and prizes for attendance, media coverage, photos, etc. were awarded. In 1994, the Indianapolis Disc Golf Club introduced the idea of collecting food and raising money for its local food bank. In 1996, fundraising for local food banks was made an important component of Ice Bowl, and disc golfers responded by providing over 5,500 meals. In 1996, we set a modest goal of providing 10,000 meals, and ended up with nearly 59,500 meals. In 1998, the goal was a still-modest 100,000 meals and we provided over 145,000 meals. In 1999 we raised the bar quite high�300,000 meals�figuring it was better to have a lofty goal even if it took more than one year to reach it. We did well in 1999, providing 207,250 meals. In 2000, the goal remained the same, and we still came in short with 284,928 meals. In 2001, the goal was 330,000 meals and we raised the equivalent of 317,000 meals.
Due, in part to 9/11, but also because several Ice Bowl TDs had previously chosen to support other worthy causes (Red Cross, Unicef, Meals on Wheels, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.), in 2002 we changed our worldwide charitable goal to dollars and counted donations to all legitimate charities. The goal of $51,000 was easily exceeded by over $14K. The goal in both 2003 and 2004 was $75,000 in cash, and we came close in 2003, and exceeded our target by over $11,000 in 2004. Last�s year goal of $100K was easily surpassed by over $28K. The goal for 2006 is $140K.
A Statistical Historical Glimpse of Ice Bowl
<table border="1"><tr><td>Year</td><td>[b]Players</td><td>[b]Events</td><td>[b]Cash[b]</td><td>Pounds</td><td>[b]Winner</td><td>[b]Winner�s Cash </td><td>[b]Winner�s Food</td><td>[b]Coldest</td><td>[b]Snowiest
</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>34</td><td>1</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>Columbia MO 25�</td><td>Columbia, MO 5"
</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>150</td><td>8</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>NA</td><td>NA
</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>265</td><td>14</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>NA</td><td>NA
</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>753</td><td>31</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>NA</td><td>NA
</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>433</td><td>20</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>NA</td><td>NA
</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>850</td><td>30</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>Milwaukee, WI -2�</td><td>Shelby Twp , MI 18"
</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>977</td><td>35</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>Fraser, CO -4�</td><td>Frasier, CO 38"
</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>1,250</td><td>44</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>Fraser, CO -6�</td><td>Black Forest, CO 20"
</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>2,195</td><td>71</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>Austin, MN -3�</td><td>Columbia, MO 19"
</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>1,953</td><td>56</td><td>$1,434</td><td>3,193</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$310 </td><td>0</td><td>St Cloud, MN -10�</td><td>St Cloud, MN 27"
</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>2,899</td><td>75</td><td>$8,077</td><td>5,109</td><td>Des Moines, IA</td><td> $910 </td><td>584</td><td>St Cloud, MN -29�</td><td>St Cloud, MN 50"
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>3,756</td><td>90</td><td>$19,579</td><td>12,606</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td> $1,800 </td><td>148</td><td>Vassalboro, ME 8�</td><td>Frasier, CO 40"
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>3,466</td><td>84</td><td>$28,192</td><td>14,859</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td> $3,100 </td><td>0</td><td>Hoting, SWEDEN -19�</td><td>Cascade, OR 40"
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>4,000</td><td>98</td><td>$37,359</td><td>35,188</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td> $8,000 </td><td>500</td><td>Burnboro, ME -1�</td><td>Cascade, OR 48"
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>4,419</td><td>113</td><td>$43,403</td><td>21,128</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td> $5,000 </td><td>*</td><td>Winnipeg, MB -5�</td><td>Skowhegan, ME 36"
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>5,651</td><td>137</td><td>$65,531</td><td>12,038</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td> $5,600 </td><td>656</td><td>Winnipeg, MB -8�</td><td>Skowhegan, ME 30"
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>6,337</td><td>154</td><td>$72,886</td><td>26,386</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td> $6,328 </td><td>0</td><td>Winnipeg, MB -6�</td><td>Skowhegan, ME 30"
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>6,561</td><td>170</td><td>$86,887</td><td>17,489</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td> $9,055 </td><td>0</td><td>Gatineau, QC -11�</td><td>Anchorage, AK 45"
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>7,062</td><td>186</td><td>$128,210</td><td>23,268</td><td>St Cloud, MN</td><td> $13,366 </td><td>121</td><td>Saint Cloud, MN -5�</td><td>South River, ON, CAN 36"
</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>53,011</td><td>1,417</td><td>$491,558</td><td>171,264</td><td> </tr></td></table>
[b]Leading Ice Bowl Fundraisers�1996-2005
<table border="1"><tr><td>[b]Year</td><td>[b]City</td><td>[b]Money</td><td>[b]Lbs
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Saint Cloud, MN</td><td>$13,366</td><td>121
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$11,701</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$9,055</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$8,000</td><td>500
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$6,328</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$5,600</td><td>656
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$5,500</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$5,362</td><td>$0
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$5,359</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Norwalk, CT</td><td>$5,272</td><td>105
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$5,005</td><td>106
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$5,000</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$5,000</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Arvada, CO</td><td>$4,351</td><td>216
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$4,300</td><td>775
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$3,847</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$3,800</td><td>400
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$3,773</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Live Oak, TX</td><td>$3,221</td><td>100
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Huntington, WV</td><td>$3,160</td><td>319
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$3,100</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Boyne City, MI</td><td>$2,850</td><td>400
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$2,750</td><td>225
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Saint Cloud, MN</td><td>$2,672</td><td>108
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Live Oak, TX</td><td>$2,624</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Arvada, CO</td><td>$2,621</td><td>190
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$2,600</td><td>283
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Norwalk, CT</td><td>$2,586</td><td>95
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$2,572</td><td>25
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Canton, OH</td><td>$2,525</td><td>100
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$2,500</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$2,500</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$2,422</td><td>400
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$2,400</td><td>150
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Black Forest, CO</td><td>$2,200</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Los Angeles, CA</td><td>$2,142</td><td>798
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Raleigh, NC</td><td>$2,025</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$2,018</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Saint Cloud, MN</td><td>$2,008</td><td>46
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Jasper, AR</td><td>$2,000</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Norwalk, CT</td><td>$2,000</td><td>90
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Norwalk, CT</td><td>$1,858</td><td>60
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Arlington, TX</td><td>$1,800</td><td>148
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$1,800</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$1,784</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Charlotte, NC</td><td>$1,750</td><td>158
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Augusta, GA</td><td>$1,710</td><td>700
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Holly Spring, MS</td><td>$1,708</td><td>168
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Augusta, GA</td><td>$1,700</td><td>367
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Sarasota, FL</td><td>$1,678</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>E Springfield/Erie, PA</td><td>$1,645</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,634</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Tallahassee, FL</td><td>$1,633</td><td>306
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,600</td><td>165
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Winthrop, SC</td><td>$1,600</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Holly Springs, MS</td><td>$1,587</td><td>95
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$1,586</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Saint Louis, MO</td><td>$1,524</td><td>338
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Bethlehem, PA</td><td>$1,501</td><td>628
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,500</td><td>100
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Denver, CO</td><td>$1,500</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Live Oak, TX</td><td>$1,500</td><td>600
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Calgary, AB</td><td>$1,497</td><td>75
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Huntington, WV</td><td>$1,495</td><td>440
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Gatineau, QC</td><td>$1,442</td><td>761
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Upper Sandusky , OH</td><td>$1,433</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Yorktown, NY</td><td>$1,428</td><td>150
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Charlton, MA</td><td>$1,390</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Charlton, MA</td><td>$1,338</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Huntington, WV</td><td>$1,330</td><td>9,521
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Indianapolis, IN</td><td>$1,330</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Shreveport, LA</td><td>$1,323</td><td>171
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Des Moines, IA</td><td>$1,315</td><td>1263
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>$1,311</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Memphis, TN</td><td>$1,304</td><td>400
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Corpus Christi, TX</td><td>$1,297</td><td>70
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Rock Hill, SC</td><td>$1,290</td><td>325
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Huntington, WV</td><td>$1,273</td><td>9801
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Saint Cloud, MN</td><td>$1,261</td><td>71
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,250</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,250</td><td>200
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Hazelwood, MO</td><td>$1,249</td><td>120
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Sarasota, FL</td><td>$1,244</td><td>658
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Augusta, GA</td><td>$1,217</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Ann Arbor, MI</td><td>$1,200</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Tupelo, MS</td><td>$1,150</td><td>150
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Durango, CO</td><td>$1,141</td><td>114
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Huntsville, AL</td><td>$1,136</td><td>20
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Shreveport, LA</td><td>$1,130</td><td>80
</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Raleigh, NC</td><td>$1,122</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Indianapolis, IN</td><td>$1,100</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Norwalk, CT</td><td>$1,080</td><td>78
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Lansing, MI</td><td>$1,040</td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Lebanon, TN</td><td>$1,022</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Shreveport, LA</td><td>$1,021</td><td>144
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Bethlehem, PA</td><td>$1,020</td><td>255
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>High Point, NC</td><td>$1,015</td><td>134
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$1,008</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Yorktown, NY</td><td>$1,008</td><td>104
</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Tucson, AZ</td><td>$1,007</td><td>450
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Black Forest, CO</td><td>$1,004</td><td>52
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Honolulu, HI</td><td>$1,003</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Jasper, AR</td><td>$1,001</td><td>100
</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Fort Madison, IA</td><td>$1,000</td><td>115
</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Huntington, WV</td><td>$1,000</td><td>6003
</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Indianapolis, IN</td><td>$1,000</td><td>0
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Tishomingo, MS</td><td>$1,000</td><td>120
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Virginia Beach, VA</td><td>$1,000</td><td>150
</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Yorktown, NY</td><td>$1,000</td><td>15
</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Yorktown, NY</td><td>$1,000</td><td>10
</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$310</td><td>0*
</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Kansas City, KS</td><td>$175</td><td>204*</tr></td></table>
*Ranked #1 and #2 in 1996�the first year for charity.