USA Water Polo Hall of Fame

Summary

The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 by the USA Water Polo, which is the national governing body in the country.[1][2]

Committee edit

Inductees edit

As of 2020, 230 individuals have been elected.[2]

1970s edit

1980s edit

Class of 1980 edit

  1. Bob Bray
  2. Harry A. Bisbey
  3. Harry Hebner
  4. Charles McCallister
  5. Francis McDermott
  6. Charles McIlroy
  7. George Mitchell
  8. R. Max Ritter
  9. Clyde Swendsen
  10. Donald Tierney

Class of 1981 edit

  1. Robert Frojen
  2. Donald Good
  3. Neil Kohlhase
  4. Charlie Schroeder
  5. Albert Schwartz
  6. John Spargo
  7. Calvert Strong
  8. William Vosburg

Class of 1982 edit

  1. Carl Bauer
  2. Steven Barnett
  3. Andrew Burke
  4. Elmer Collett
  5. Kenneth Hahn
  6. Arthur Koblish[4]
  7. Robert Koehler
  8. Francis Moorman
  9. John Parker
  10. Roy Saari
  11. Gary Sheerer
  12. Anthony Van Dorp
  13. Dean Willeford

Class of 1983 edit

  1. David Ashleigh
  2. Devere "Chris" Christensen
  3. Charles Finn
  4. William Kelly
  5. Bruce Kidder
  6. Edwin Knox
  7. Richard "Hoot" Newman
  8. William Ross
  9. Burton Shaw
  10. Herbert Wildman

Class of 1984 edit

  1. Peter Asch
  2. Bruce Bradley
  3. Stanley Cole
  4. James Ferguson
  5. Robert Helmick
  6. George Stransky
  7. Russell Webb
  8. Barry Weitzenberg

Class of 1985 edit

  1. A. M. "Pete" Archer
  2. Heber Holloway
  3. Marty Hull
  4. Arthur Lambert
  5. Terry Sayring

Class of 1986 edit

  1. David "Jay" Flood

Class of 1987 edit

  1. Peter Schnugg

Class of 1988 edit

  1. Eric Lindroth
  2. Gus Sundstrom
  3. George Van Cleaf

Class of 1989 edit

  1. Frank F. Connor
  2. Christopher "Chris" T. Dorst
  3. Ogden Reid
  4. John Siman
  5. Jon Svendsen
  6. William Hale Thompson

1990s edit

Class of 1990 edit

  1. John R. Felix
  2. William "Bill" W.R. Schroeder
  3. Ronald "Ron" L. Volmer
  4. Otto Wahle

Class of 1991 edit

  1. Andrew "Drew" McDonald
  2. Timothy A. Shaw

Class of 1992 edit

  1. Gary Figueroa
  2. Robert K. "Bob" Gaughran
  3. Becky Shaw
  4. Joseph Michael "Joe" Vargas

Class of 1993 edit

  1. William "Buck" Dawson
  2. Barbara J. Kalbus
  3. William "Eagle" McMarthy
  4. Kenneth M. "Monte" Nitzkowski
  5. James W. "Jim" Schultz

Class of 1994 edit

  1. Arthur D. "Art" Adamson
  2. Jules J. Ameno
  3. Douglas Lambert "Doug" Burke
  4. Jody D. Campbell
  5. Charles B. "Shorty" Dwight III
  6. Steven "Harpo" Hamann
  7. Charles "Chuck" Metz
  8. George Ratkovic
  9. Kevin Robertson
  10. Norton D. "Nort" Thorton

Class of 1995 edit

  1. Paul "Bear" Barren
  2. Peter J. "Pete" Cutino
  3. Tom Hermstad

Class of 1996 edit

  1. Charles H. "Charlie" Harris
  2. Ralph W. Hale M.D.
  3. Robert E. Lee Jr.

Class of 1997 edit

  1. Andrew F. "Andy" Habermann
  2. William U. "Bill" Harris
  3. Stanley E. "Stan" Sprague
  4. Kenneth "Ken" Lindgren

Class of 1998 edit

  1. Greg Boyer
  2. Richard J. Foster
  3. Steve Heaston
  4. Janice Krauser
  5. Sandra H. "Sandy" Nitta

Class of 1999 edit

  1. Jane Hale
  2. Edward W. "Ed" Reed Jr.
  3. Terry A. Schroeder
  4. James "Jim" Slatton
  5. Craig "Willy" Wilson

2000s edit

Class of 2000 edit

  1. William "Bill" Barnett
  2. Peter Campbell
  3. Dennis "Fos" Fosdick
  4. William "Bill" Frady
  5. Gordon "Gordie" Hall
  6. Ken "Ham" Hamdorf
  7. Richard F. "Doc" Hunkler
  8. Douglas "Doug" Kimbell
  9. Craig Klass
  10. John D. Williams

Class of 2001 edit

  1. Brent Bohlender
  2. Jeffery Campbell
  3. Christopher D. "Chris" Duplanty
  4. Mike "Evo" Evans
  5. Roger Nekton
  6. Michael "Mike" Schofield
  7. Scott Schulte
  8. Mary Sprague

Class of 2002 edit

  1. James Bergeson
  2. Donald H. Clooney
  3. Dante Dettamanti
  4. Jeffery N. Heidmous
  5. Dr. Alan Mouchawar

Class of 2003 edit

  1. William K. Anttila
  2. Laura Baker
  3. Theresa Bixby
  4. Richard Draz
  5. Dion Gray
  6. Frank Hassett
  7. David A. Heck
  8. Kathy Jo Horne
  9. Lynn Comer Kachmarik
  10. Kelvin Parker Kemp
  11. Maureen "Mo" O'Toole

Class of 2004 edit

  1. Kirk Everist
  2. Vaune Kadlubek
  3. Maggi Kelly
  4. Walter "Wally" Lundt
  5. James "Moose" Mulcrone
  6. Alex Rousseau
  7. Lynn Wittstock

2010s edit

Class of 2010 edit

  1. Bret Bernard
  2. Heather Moody
  3. Edward Rudloff
  4. Kathy "Gubba" Sheehy
  5. Peter Ueberroth
  6. Jamey Wright

Class of 2011 edit

  1. Robin Beauregard
  2. Michael Garibaldi
  3. Jennie Jacobsen-Huse
  4. Kyle Kopp
  5. Wolf Wigo

Class of 2012 edit

  1. Bill Brown
  2. Ellen Estes Lee
  3. Margo Miranda

Class of 2014 edit

  1. Edward Newland
  2. Jim Sprague
  3. Andy Takata
  4. Sandy Vessey-Schneider

Class of 2015 edit

  1. Natalie Golda Benson
  2. Richard Corso
  3. Amber Drury

Class of 2018 edit

  1. Guy Baker
  2. Scott Hinman
  3. Chris Humbert
  4. Heather Petri
  5. Brenda Villa

Class of 2019 edit

  1. Elizabeth Armstrong
  2. Ryan Bailey
  3. Jeff Powers
  4. Jessica Steffens
  5. John Tanner
  6. Lauren Wenger
  7. Adam Wright

2020s edit

Class of 2020 edit

  1. Gavin Arroyo
  2. Gary Robinett
  3. Kelly Rulon
  4. Bruce Wigo
  5. Elsie Windes

Class of 2021 edit

  1. Courtney Mathewson
  2. Kami Craig
  3. Ericka Lorenz
  4. Tony Azevedo
  5. Merrill Moses

Class of 2022 edit

  1. Layne Beaubien
  2. Kelli Billish-Fitter
  3. Bob Corb
  4. Russ Hafferkamp
  5. John Vargas

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Committee - Recognition". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Arthur Koblish, V-12, Navy Reserve - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.

External links edit

  • Hall of Fame - USA Water Polo