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Disc Golf Hall of Fame

By Lavone Wolfe #580

Tom Monroe, PDGA# 033, passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer on February 10, 2024. He was one of the most important pioneers of all flying disc sports and was known as “The Johnny Appleseed of Disc Golf.” His Frisbee story began when he was a student at the University of North Alabama in Florence. In the summer of 1973, Tom happened to be in Atlanta when there was a Wham-O-sponsored “Great Frisbee Fly In” and he decided to go. Hundreds of people competed in distance and accuracy; Tom won both events.

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  • Hall of Fame Class: 2023
  • PDGA #: 1980
  • Hometown: Holsworthy, Devon, England
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2023
  • PDGA #: 21439
  • Hometown: Leesburg, Virginia, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2023
  • PDGA #: 4547
  • Hometown: Norman Oklahoma, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2023
  • PDGA #: 12789
  • Hometown: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2023
  • PDGA #: 581
  • Hometown: Carrolton, Texas, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2022
  • PDGA #: 12700
  • Hometown: Augusta, Georgia, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2022
  • PDGA #: 4733
  • Hometown:  Mobile, Alabama, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2022
  • PDGA #: 7240
  • Hometown:  Laramie, Wyoming, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2022
  • PDGA #: 1906
  • Hometown:  Van Wyck, South Carolina, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2022
  • PDGA #: 004
  • Hometown:  Carpinterla, California, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2021
  • PDGA #: 4028
  • Birth Year: 1962
  • Hometown: Toney, Alabama, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2021
  • PDGA #: 3513
  • Birth Year: 1956
  • Hometown: Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2021
  • PDGA #: 3416
  • Birth Year: 1963
  • Hometown: Bro, Sweden
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2021
  • PDGA #: 3276
  • Birth Year: 1965
  • Hometown: Viby J, Denmark
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2021
  • PDGA #: 2873
  • Birth Year: 1964
  • Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

The flying disc world lost a legend this weekend in PDGA #9 Dr. Stancil Johnson. Photo: PDGA

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

It's an often-used adage and a fitting one for the trailblazers and titans of their respective fields.

This past weekend, disc golf, as well as the Frisbee world, lost a legend in Dr. Stancil E.D. Johnson, PDGA #009 and a member of the Disc Golf Hall of Fame.

He coined, among many, a phrase that so countless have heard: "When a ball dreams, it dreams it's a Frisbee."

The Disc Golf Hall Of Fame is an independent organization dedicated to the promotion of disc golf, its premier pioneers, and players. Photo: PDGA Media

Induction into the Disc Golf Hall of Fame is an honor reserved for only a very few of those who will ever pick up a disc. It is beyond a world record or championship title. It transcends celebrity and commercial success. It cannot be bought; it must be earned as much by character as by skill. It must be earned, most of all, through the respect of one’s peers.

Elaine King lines up a drive during the 2019 Hall of Fame Classic. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

DiscGolfer Magazine has added a true heavyweight to its writing staff with the addition of Disc Golf Hall of Fame member, Elaine King, as the new Associate Editor.

The role, which is freelance in nature, will have King contributing a feature article or interview for each of the publication’s quarterly installments beginning with the upcoming Winter 2021 Issue.

  • Hall of Fame Class: 2020
  • PDGA #: 2552
  • Birth Year: 1955
  • Hometown: St Thomas, Ontario, Canada
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2020
  • PDGA #: 3816
  • Birth Year: 1960
  • Hometown: Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2020
  • PDGA #: 5450
  • Birth Year: 1954
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2020
  • PDGA #: 15239
  • Birth Year: 1981
  • Hometown: Skellefteå, Sweden
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2020
  • PDGA #: 17495
  • Birth Year: 1986
  • Hometown: Bend. Oregon, United States
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2019
  • PDGA #: 3566
  • Birth Year: 1962
  • Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2019
  • PDGA #: 1024
  • Birth Year: 1956
  • Hometown: Swannanoa, North Carolina, USA

Putting on the 2019 Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic presented by REC TEC Grills simply would not be possible without support from our sponsors. Listed below are the companies, organizations, and individuals that have contributed thus far. If you or your organization would like to become a sponsor, please contact the Tournament Director.

  • Hall of Fame Class: 2018
  • PDGA #: 15864
  • Birth Year: 1970
  • Hometown: Wimberley, Texas, USA
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2018
  • PDGA #: 2094
  • Birth Year: 1960
  • Hometown: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Hall of Fame Class: 2018
  • PDGA #: 376
  • Birth Year: 1945
  • Hometown: Jonesville, North Carolina, USA

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