and 1975-1976 Hoosiers in the NHPA Top 100
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Indiana
Horseshoe Pitchers' Hall of Fame
Members from Clinton County (* these are deceased members) Curt Day *- Frankfort (1969 Charter Member - one of five) Hal Brown - Mulberry - 1978 (Junior Achievement) Nelson Pickering *- Frankfort - 1979 Ed Sharp *- Mulberry - 1982 Paul Day - Frankfort - 1983 (Junior Achievement) Helen Gunyon *- Frankfort - 1986 Max Gunyon *- Frankfort - 1999 Pictured to the left is Max Gunyon (picture
made cover of local newspaper on July 22, 2000) who along with Curt
Day, revived the Clinton County Horseshoe Pitchers' Association
for a new generation of pitchers - young and old. Clinton
County Horseshoe Pitchers Association went "dormant" sometime around
1995. In its prime, Max said there were 100 members. Max
got up to about 60% ringers in his peak pitching years. In 2000,
Max Gunyon was 80 years old.
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Past Indiana Top
Horseshoe PitchersNational Horseshoe Pitchers Association
NHPA Top 100 – 1975-1976
16 Indiana Horseshoe Pitchers
#05 Curt Day 81.9%
#08 Mark Seibold 81.1%
#12 Clarence Bellman 79.6%
#17 Danny Kuchcinski 78.1%
#38 Chet Reel 74.1%
#42 George Sales 73.5%
#63 R. Baughn 71.3%
#65 Charles Fix 71.2%
#72 J. Passmore 70.8%
#73 L. Mullins 70.7%
#74 Ed Krull 70.6%
#76 Paul Day 70.5%
#81 Karl Van Sant 69.8%
#82 Jerry Wood 69.5%
#86 R. Billingsley 69.3%
#92 Leland Fisher 69.1%
Pictured to the right is Curt Day at 1975 World Tournament in Lafayette, Indiana on August 2nd, delivering a horseshoe with an 81.9% likelihood that it went on as a ringer!
Taken with my old Polaroid camera.
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