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The Footbag Hall of Fame - 2003's Inductee's
| 47) Peter Shunny - Began play in 1983. WFA Tour Team Specialist since 1986. World Champion 1990, 1992. World Open Doubles Net Champion 2002 1997 & 2001. World Men's Overall Champion, one of the games best ambassadors and teachers ever. |
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48) & 49) Brenda & Joe Solonoski - In 1984 in Hazleton, Pa. Joe's friend, Dave Pihota, showed him a Hacky Sack he had bought. Brenda saw her first Hacky Sack in Feb. of 1985 when she met them on a racquetball court at a Fitness Club in Hazleton. Joe was playing recreational tennis and Brenda was involved with photography at the time. They were immediately addicted. Began organized play in 1984. WFA Certified Instructors. 1st Tournament in 1985. The Funtastic Summer Classic is still going strong, and the backbone of innovation for the sport in the East coast of the US. Their enthusiasm, sponsorship, and promotion of Footbag has significantly contributed to the sports growth worldwide. Email Brenda & Joe |
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50) Tim Vozar
- I saw first footbag in 1980 in Houston Texas. Used it to
warm-up during Ultimate practice (disc game). Gary Gaman was the first
to show me the competitive part of the sport in 1983. It took me
about 6 months after Gary Gaman showed me footbag net before I devoted
most of my sporting life to footbag. Ultimate was the sport that
took a back seat for me once I started competing in footbag.
From the start of my competitive years in 1983, myself and the Houston Skyliners started to promote footbag in many ways, whether it was practicing, competing, school demos, exhibitions, kicking at airports or clubs. We started a portfolio for each player and I keep updating mine all the way up to the day I was inducted into the Hall of Fame. For many years (1984-1994) the list was long and other years the list was shorter. Some years I directed 3 tournaments in Houston alone within one year. Many of the years I assisted other directors throughout the United States with tasks that the directors needed help with. I don't have a very good pulse on the sports direction for the past 5 years, so I could only guess as what direction the sport is going. From what communication I see throughout the past year, I can see that footbag is very much alive and is growing at different levels throughout the world. My best suggestion at this time is for the people that are making any money in the sport should invest in tournament director training. The younger players who are actively competing or want to compete need as much of a boost as possible to get them to direct tournaments. I also won the Mike Marshall Award in 1989.Email: vozar@footbag.org |
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| 51) Eric Wulff - "The Ironman" World Champion. 1996 Open Team Freestyle, 1998 Open Singles, doubles Freestyle, and Mixed Doubles Freestyle. He's a many time World Championship finalist since the 80’S. Excellent in Net and Freestyle. Game and sport innovator, and inspiration. coach, tournament Director, including the 2002 World Championships. |
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