TSA Hall of Fame
Inductees
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Below are those that have
been voted into and/or inducted into the TSA HOF in the
PLAYER & PROMOTER Categories
(40 total):
1. BOB
MILES, California
(Inducted July 30,1994)
(Click Here for picture and
history on Bob!)
(Click
to view:
Bob Miles Interview with Glen Davidson)
2. PEEWEE RAMOS,
California (Inducted - July 1995)
(Click
To View Interview with Pee Wee Ramos)
(Click to View Induction details in Boardtalk SW Open
1995_p1and7)
3. GLEN DAVIDSON,
Oklahoma. Inducted July 1996
Inducted July 4th 1996 weekend at
the Southwest Open in Del City Oklahoma!
(Click here for picture and history
on Glen!)
(See
Video: Glen Davidson Interview)
4. BILL MELTON,
Oklahoma. Inducted
during 4th of July 1997 Southwest
Open 1997 in Del City Oklahoma!
(Click
here for picture and history on Bill!)
View Videos Links Below:
(View
Bill Melton HOF Induction Ceremony- 4 July 1997 (Del City, OK)
Bill
Melton Interview May 2021)
(Interview of
Bill Melton and David Williams Portland Oregon)
(Bill
Melton Obituary 2022)
Notable: He also received the
SOL LIPKIN Award in November 1996 In Reno, NV
5. JIM
FORAN,
Pacific Northwest. Inducted on July 31, 1997
during the
Grand Masters Tournament, Whistling Oyster Tavern, Quilcene,
WA!!
Click
to view: Interview with Jim Foran)
6. BILLY
CHILES,
California. (Inducted July
4, 1998 to both the California and National SHOF. Inducted at the Dixie Belle, Downey, CA!!)
7. EARL
KELLY,
Texas!
Inducted December 26, 1998 to National Hall of Fame
during the Houston Holiday Open! He was previously inducted
to the Texas Hall of Fame at the Texas Open (Harbor Point
tourney) in September 1998, along with Rod Cameron, George
Wilber and Donna Wilber! (1st FOUR INDUCTEES TO TEXAS HALL
OF FAME)
(Click
to View Video: Earl (The Steel Diving Man) Kelly)
8.
MICKEY MICKENS, New Jersey.
ca 1997/1998
9. DENNY
BUSDCH,
Nebraska. (Inducted 7/24/98!!
Accomplished more in
his 40 years of life than many people ever will!! (quote
from Glen Davidson!)
10. GALEN
GAUNCE, Oregon. (Click Here
for picture of Galen!) (LUCKY 13! - 13th Inducted!)
FIRST Oregon shuffler inducted to TSA September 3-7,1998 (Tournament at Eagles Club, Medford, Oregon)!!
Click
to View: Interview with Galen Gaunce (1980)
11. JOE
ABRAHAM, Illinois.
(Inducted 9/98)
12. ROD
CAMERON, Dayton, Texas. Inducted December 26, 1998 to
National Hall of Fame during the Houston Holiday Open along
with Ray Hartness! He was previously inducted (along with
Earl Kelly, George Wilber, and Donna Wilber) to the Texas
Hall of Fame at the Texas Open (Harbor Point tourney)
September 1998! ( Click here for
picture and history on Rod!)
13, "LITTLE"
RAY HARTNESS (deceased - inducted 12/26/98 during the
HOUSTON HOLIDAY OPEN 26 Dec 1998!)
(click
for picture and history on Little Ray Hartness! -- Adobe PDF
format)
14.
PORTER WHITE, California
(ref: The Board Talk - February 2000
issue, page 5) (Video
Port White's State of Californiia HOF ceremony)
15.
JOANIE MILLAR,
Canada - inducted June 20,
1999 during tourney
at the ANAF#68, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (ref: The Board
Talk - Feb. 2000 issue, p5)
(Click
to View Joanie Millar TSA HOF induction Video (June 20, 1999)
16. HAL PERRY of Sacramento, California
(Indudted March 2000)
(Excerpt from TSA Inc Newsletter JUNE 2007,
Vol 1, Issue
1) (3 pages}
(Click to View Hal Perry Interview (November 2016) Video)
17. BiIL ENGLISH, Loveland, CO!
(June 2001)
(Click
to View History/Slide Show on Bill English)
18. JEAN AYERS-MAYS (December 26, 2001)
(Click for picture and history
on Jean Ayers-Mays!)
19. CHUCK NORRIS, Oregon/WA. Inducted
at NASC Reno Nov 1, 2002
(Click
To View Chuck Norris Induction Program Booklet).
20. DARROL NELSON, Oregon! (December 2002)
(Click to
view Darrol Nelson's TSA Induction Program
Booklet-- PDF format)
(View
Darrol
Nelson Memorial video by Jim Martin
(Video
Interview Darrol Nelson and Glen Davidson at his ranch in
Oregon)
21. DAVID WILLIAMS SR, Texas.
(Inducted December 2002)
(View
David Williams Sr. TSA Induction Program
Booklet-Acrobat Reader PDF format)
(View David
William Sr's Memorial video (made and provided by Jim
Martin))
(Interview with Bill Melton & David Williams Sr
(ca 1980)
22. DIANA HAGEN,Texas. (Inducte3d December 2002)
(Click to View 2012
Video Interview with Diana Hagen)
(Click to view
Diana Hagen's TSA Induction Program Booklet -
PDF format)
23. CHRIS DANKE, California
(inducted TSA Director vote in 2003
(Click
to View a Chris Danke video)
(Click To View
a Chris Danke Memorial
Slide Show)
24. JOHN MCDERMOTT, (inducted NASC Reno
Nov 4, 2004)
(Click
to View John McDermott's HOF Booklet excerpts)
(Click
to view video: John McDermott TSA HOF Induction)
25. LARRY CREAKBAUM,
Indiana (induction May 6, 2005
at Bourbon AML):
(Larry Creakbaum & Jim Long, were both inducted on May 6, 2005
at Bourbon AML).
(Click
To View Larry Creakbaum Induction Program Booklet).
(Tribute
to Larry Creakbaum video)
26. JIM LONG, Indiana (induction May 6, 2005
at Bourbon AML)
(Click
To View Induction Program Booklet)
(Click
to View Video - Interview with Jim Long)
27. DOUG BUHL(induction
Winston,OR Sept. 2005 at 99/Tavern/Willee's Cafe
(Click to View Tournament Results &
Doug Buhl's TSA Ceremony Photo
Album)
28. DON VALK, Austin, TX. Inducted
November 3, 2008 - NASC
Reno, Nevada,
(Click
to View Don Valk's TSA Hall of Fame
Booklet )
29. BOBBY WILLIAMS, D/FW,
Tx. - Induction Holiday Open Dec. 30,
2006
(Click to View Bobby Williams' TSA Hall of Fame Booiklet)
and/or
(Click
to view Video:
("Remembering Bobby Williams" Video)
30. BOBBY VOORHIS, Indiana!
- Inductied: SWO 2007, Del City, OK - July 5, 2007
(Click
to View Bobby Voorhis' TSA HOF Program Booklet & History Overview)
(Click to View Memory Lane Photo Album)
(Click
to view video of:
Bobby
Voorhis' TSA HOF Induction)
31. FRED THUMANN, CA.- Induction
Oct. 31, 2008, NASC 2008, Reno Nevada
.
(Click
to View TSA HOF Program Booklet & History Overview)
32. BILLY MAYS, Texas. Accepted Induction
HHO 2009 - Dec. 30, 2009
(View
Billy Mays' TSA HOF Booklet)
(Click
to View video: Billy Mays Tribute)
33. TOMMY WORKMAN, CA.
Inducted November 5, 2010, NASC Reno,
Nevada
(Click
to View
Induction Booklet)(Click
to View Video: Tommy Workman Tribute)
34. BOB PERRY, Highlands,
Colorado! inducted Nov. 4, 2011 - NASC Reno
(Click
to View
Bob Perry TSA HOF Induction Ceremony)
35. DON COX, California! (Induction
Ceremony held Nov. 1, 2013 in Reno, Nv).
(See Don Cox HOF
booklet, inuducted posthumously).
36, KELLY CAMERON, Houston,
Texas ( inducted in Nov 2016 during NASC)
(Click
to View Video: Kelly Cameron Story)
(Click
to View: Kelly Cameron TSA HOF Induction)
(Click
to View and/or download
and print Kelly Cameron's TSA HOF Induction Booklet)
37. MIKE TAYLOR, Texas
(Inducted on Nov.2, 2018 - NASC 2008 Reno, Nevada)
View or save Mike Taylor's HOF Booklet (smaller file; lower
resolution)
View or save Mike Taylor's HOF Booklet (larger file; higher
resolution)
View Video
of Mike Taylor's TSA National HOF Induction
View Video
of Mike Taylor's Texas State HOF Induction
38. BILLY MELTON, Texas/OK (Inducted
Feb. 25,2022 at Volcano's, Hurst, Tx)
(View
Billy Melton nduction
Video
Feb 25 2022 @Volcano's-Hurst TX)
(View
Billy Melton HOF Booklet)
39. KARL SPICKELMIER, Ohio
(Inducted July 23, 2022 Bellflower, CA)
(Video1:
Induction Video July 23, 2022 @ Bellflower, CA)
(Video
2: Memorial Video @Bellflower, CA also on July 23, 2022)
(Download/View:
TSAHOF Induction Booklet: KarlSpickelmier July 2022)
(View
Karl's Sol Lipkin Award 2002)
40. AL SALAZAR,
Arizona (TSA
HOFer Player & Promoter - January 7,
2023)
(View
Al Salazar's Induction Video January 7, 2023
in Glendale, AZ)
(View Al
Salazar's TSA HOF Induction Booklet)
**************************************************************************** Below are those that
have been voted into and/or inducted into the TSA HOF in the
PROMOTER
category (9 total):
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