MSHA

Handball Hall of Fame

by Greg Taylor - HOF Committee

Everything you wanted to know about the Minnesota State Handball Association Handball Hall of Fame.

Ä What is the Hall of Fame?

Ä Who are the current Inductees in the Hall of Fame?

Ä What Criteria should a Candidate meet?

Ä What is the Process for Nominating a Candidate?

Ä What happens after a Candidate has been Nominated?

Ä Who are the current members of the Hall of Fame Committee?

Ä Where can I find Additional Information?

What is the Hall of Fame?

The MSHA Hall of Fame is a society of people (Players & Contributors) who have been formally recognized by the Hall of Fame Committee and the MSHA Board of Directors as having had a long-lasting, significant, positive impact on Handball in Minnesota.

Each inductee was selected because of his or her on-court accomplishments as well as other contributions to the welfare and development of handball in the state of Minnesota and elsewhere. Inductees are honored at an annual awards banquet, usually held in May following the State Tournaments. Recipientsπ names are added to a plaque on display in the MSHA Handball Hall of Fame display cabinet at the Minneapolis Lifetime Athletic Club and in the USHA Hall of Fame in Tucson.

Who are the current Inductees in the Hall of Fame?

1993

Al Anfenson
Carl Haedge I
Neal Nordlund
Edmund J. Pennig
George Quam
Steve Subak
Paul Turner

1994

Dick Langdon
Gail Mayo
Dan OπConnor
Dick Schaak
Wayne Stewart

1995

Jim Tagney
Jack Hickman
Rich Rawlings
Dick Crouser

1996

Paul Schulz
Bill Yambrick
Al Warren

1997

Terry Muck

1998

Gary Rohrer

1999

Bob Schaumann
Tom Quilling
John Nett

2000

Al OπNeill
Ken Johnson
Jim Turman

2001

Larry Klein
Rich Ryan

2002

Al Abrahamson

What Criteria should a Candidate meet?

The Candidate must:

Ä Be outstanding (above his or her peers) in a specified handball-related capacity.

Ä Be retired from serious Open Competition for at least 5-years

Ä Be over 40-years of age

Ä Have won at least one top division Minnesota State Handball Tournament

Note 1: Winning A, B, C, Consolation or Junior Tournament does not meet this requirement.

Note 2: A Contributor Candidate does not have to meet this requirement

What is the Process for Nominating a Candidate?

Any MSHA member can nominate a person to be considered for the Hall of Fame. There is a Nomination Form available on the MSHA Website -

http://mnhandball.home.comcast.net

The form should be completed and received by any member of the Hall of Fame Committee by December 1 of the year preceding the year of Induction.

What happens after a Candidate has been Nominated?

The Hall of Fame Committee reviews the submission for completeness and votes (2/3 majority required) for further consideration. At a second reading/meeting, the HoF Committee votes (2/3 majority required) to recommend the Candidate for Induction.

The Committee then brings the Recommendation to the MSHA Board (at the first meeting of the New Year) for their vote (simple majority required) and approval.

The Candidate will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame at the MSHA Annual Meeting or at the MSHA Annual Banquet following the Boardπs approval of the Candidate.

Who are the current members of the Hall of Fame Committee?

The current members of the Hall of Fame Committee are –

Gary Rohrer

Greg Taylor

Jim Carlson

Note: Special thanks to Jack Hickman for his many past yearsπ of service on this Committee

Where can I find Additional Information?

Additional information and nominating Forms are available on the MSHA Website.