The USARS Amateur Athletes Roller Skating Hall Of Fame
Athletes Hall of Fame - The USARS Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame was instituted in 1983 to honor those individuals and teams who have made exceptional contributions to the sport of roller skating. Only those who, through their skating performances, have materially influenced and enriched the sport shall be considered for election to the Hall. Election to the Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame will be considered annually by the USARS Hall of Fame Committee for those persons who have transformed competitive roller skating through their athletic achievements in their chosen event or discipline. Such contributions must be of a lasting nature. See below criteria.
THE USARS AMATEUR ATHLETES ROLLER SKATING HALL OF FAME - 2/3/02
Purpose:
The USARS Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame was instituted in 1983 to honor those individuals and teams who have made exceptional contributions to the sport of roller skating. Only those who, through their skating performances, have materially influenced and enriched the sport shall be considered for election to the Hall of Fame. Election to the Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame will be considered annually by the USARS Hall of Fame Committee for those persons who have transformed competitive roller skating through their athletic achievements in their chosen event or discipline. Such contributions must be of a lasting nature.
Criteria:
1. The person/team must have influenced all other competitors in his or her discipline through one or more of the following: innovations in movement or style; high performance standards; training or competitive techniques; or persistent and inspirational leadership.
2. The numbers of skating titles won by an individual or team, or the length of their amateur career is not an automatic qualification for election to the Hall. However, these factors may be taken into account in considering the individual's high performance standards or their persistent and inspirational leadership.
3. The individual's contribution to the sport of roller skating must have been made during the time he or she was competing as an amateur athlete.
4. Eligibility for election to the Hall of Fame shall not be limited to skaters from one or more specific amateur roller skating bodies. Specifically, not only skaters affiliated with USARS shall be considered, but also those individuals who competed under the auspices of other roller skating sports organizations. These include, but are not limited to: United States Federation of Amateur Roller Skaters, United States Amateur Roller Skating Association, Roller Skating Rink Operators Association, and other, pre-1937 federations such as the Western Skating Association, International Skating Union of America, and the Amateur Roller Skating Association of America.
5. Regardless of which organization the individual skated under, or how great his or her accomplishments are said to be, proof of the individual's contributions to the sport of roller skating must exist for the individual to be eligible for election to the Hall. Such documentary proof shall consist of published archival and library items, and reports of interviews conducted with the individual's contemporaries. If possible, all of the individual's contributions should be confirmed in at least three different sources.
6. Although the selection of individuals to the Hall of Fame shall not be limited to American citizens, only those skaters who have made significant contributions of a lasting nature to the sport of roller skating in the United States shall be eligible.
7. Individuals must be retired from official national or world competitions and must not have competed at the elite level of that discipline for cash prizes for a minimum of five (5) competitive seasons to be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.
8. In the case of the death of an outstanding amateur skater who meets all of the requirements, other than #7 listed above, the USARS Board of Directors, by unanimous secret ballot, may waive the time requirement listed under #7.
9. The annual number of individuals or teams that may be inducted in the Amateur Athletes Hall of Fame is limited to three or less nominees in the Current category (five years or more retired from competition) and one additional nominee may be proposed in the Veteran category (retired at least 15 years). Any number in excess of this limitation must receive 2/3 approval from the USARS Board of Directors.
Past inductees are:
2008 (None inducted in 2008)
2007 (107 Total):
Eric Anderson, El Cajon, California - Artistic
Vicci King, Puyallup, Washington - Speed
Terry Shook, Grosse Pointe, Michigan - Inline Hockey
Dorothy Cochrane, Levittown, New York - Artistic
2006 (104 Total)
April Dayney (Jacobson), Midlothian, Virginia - Artistic
Derek Downing, Roswell, Georgia - Speed
Boyd Sutton, Huntington Beach, California - Inline Hockey
2005 (101 Total)
Gypsy Lucas-Tidwell, Waco, Texas- Speed
Cheryl Ezzell, Spring Texas - Speed
Dieter Kochan, Madison, Wisconsin - Inline Hockey
2004 (98 Total)
Scott Rupp, St. Charles, Missouri - Puck/Inline Hockey
Daryn Goodwin, Carlsbad, California - Inline Hockey
Darlene Kessinger, Louisville, Kentucky - Speed
2003 (95 Total)
Dub Graham, Port Neches, Texas - Hardball Hockey
Plim Howard, Round Hill, Virginia - Hardball Hockey
Michael Duffey, San Diego, California - Inline Hockey
Dante Muse, West Des Moines, Iowa - Speed
2002 (92 Total)
Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, Florida - Artistic and Speed
Derek Parra, Dover, Delaware - Speed
Heath Medeiros, East Warwick, Rhode Island - Artistic
Steven Findlay, Waterford, Michigan - Artistic
2001 (88 Total)
Roy Huckaby, Port Neches Texas - Hockey
Curt Craton and Teresa Tilson Santoscoy, Fountain Valley, California - Artistic
2000 (85 Total)
Richard Chado, II, Rancho Cucamonga, California - Hardball Hockey
1999 (84 Total)
Deanna Parker, Des Moines, Iowa - Speed
Doug Wait and Deanna Monahan, San Jose, California - Artistic
Virgil Dooley, Livonia, Michigan - Speed
1998 (80)
John Arishita & Tammy Jerue - Artistic
June Henrich - Artistic
1997 (77)
Larry McGrew & Tina Jerue - Artistic
Greg Goody & Jodee Viola - Artistic
Scott Cohen - Artistic
Fred Ludwig - Artistic
1996 (71)
Skip Clinton - Artistic
Lynn Suwinski - Artistic
Ken Benson & Robyn Young - Artistic
Robbie Coleman - Artistic
1995 (67)
Scott Myers & Anna Marie Danks - Artistic
Debra Palm - Artistic
Peggy Wallace & Norman Latin - Artistic
Edgar Watrous - Artistic
1994 (63)
Kevin Carroll - Artistic
Gregg Smith - Artistic
Beth Tucker Kuettel - Speed
1993 (60)
Walter Bickmever - Artistic
Ron Sabo & Darlene Waters - Artistic Pairs
Debbie Erdmann - Artistic
1992 (56)
Tina Kneisley DuLong & Paul Price - Artistic Pairs
Mary Merrell - Speed
Dickie Sisson - Ball Hockey
Margaret Williams Walker - Artistic Singles & Pairs
1991 (52)
Bobby Kaiser - Speed
Kathleen O'Brien-Di Felice - Artistic
1990 (50)
David Golub and Angela Famiano - Artistic Pairs
Tony St. Jacques - Artistic
Tom Peterson - Speed
1989 (47)
Mark Howard and Cindy Smith - Artistic Dance
Marcia Yager - Speed
Robb Dunn - Speed
1988 (44)
Tim McGuire - Artistic
Tim Small - Speed
1987 (42)
John LaBriola and Debra Coyne-LaBriola - Artistic Dance
Carolyn Sliger - Artistic
John Matejec - Artistic
1996 (39)
Dan Littel and Fleurette Arseneault - Artistic
Randy Dayney - Artistic
Arthur "Buzz" Kerwin - Artistic and Speed
1985 (36)
April Allen - Artistic
Jane Puracchio Wojnarowsky - Artistic
Natalie Dunn Fries - Artistic
Pat Bergin - Speed
Ronald and Gail Robovitsky - Artistic Pairs
Linda Jo Baker - Artistic
Edward Perales - Speed
Richard Gustafson - Artistic and Speed
Dickey Thibodeaux - Hockev
Ray Chappatta and Karen Meiia - Artistic Pairs
Richard Horne and Jane Pankey - Artistic Dance
Michael Jacques - Artistic
1984 (24)
Jack Courtney - Artistic
Patricia Ann Caroll - Artistic
William Ferraro - Artistic
George Grudza - Speed
Nancy Lee Parker - Artistic
Johnny "Preacher" Black - Ball Hockey
Gail Locke and William Pate, Jr. - Artistic
H.J.T. and Joan Lidstone - Artistic
Sylvia Haffke - Artistic
David Tassinari - Artistic
Adolph Wacker and Linda Mottice - Artistic
Leon Kimm - Speed
1983 (12)
Laurene Anselmi - Artistic
Cecil Davis and Phyllis Bulleigh - Artistic
Bettie Jennings and Clifford Shattenkirk - Artistic
Nancy Kromis - Artistic
Joan and Robert LaBriola - Artistic
Rick Mulligan - Artistic
J.W. Norcross, Jr. - Artistic
Evelyn Olsen - Speed
Marilyn Roberts and Gary Castro - Artistic
Shirley Snyder Weaver - Artistic
Walter Stakosa - Artistic
Charles Wahlig - Artistic and Speed
