In 1974, the American Wheelchair Bowling Association established the AWBA Hall of Fame. This prestigious honor is given to those individuals who have exhibited their love and support of wheelchair bowling along with their individual achievements and long service, dedication, and promotion at a local and national level of the sport itself.
Hall of Famers
| Richard Carlson (Posthumously) 1974 | James âSonnyâ Steward 1987 |
| Douglas Keaton 1976 | Donald Bunn 1988 |
| Paul OâHora 1976 | Leroy Mitchell 1990 |
| Kenneth Seaquist 1976 | Van Schneider 1990 |
| Norbert Blake 1977 | James âSullyâ Sullivan 1991 |
| Wally Gordon 1977 | Larry Seymour 1992 |
| Stuart Kah 1977 | Bob Murdock 1994 |
| William Roberts 1978 | George Snyder 1994 |
| Clyde âBuddyâ Cole (Posthumously) 1979 | Dave Roberts 1995 |
| Donald Pinault 1980 | Walt Roy 1998 |
| Richard Schumacher 1980 | Paul âTriple Quadâ Cook 1999 |
| Gene Ramus 1982 | Wayne Webber 2003 |
| James âWoodyâ Woodruff 1982 | William H. Boyd 2007 |
| Daryl Pfister 1983 | Donald Bruns 2008 |
| Nelson Welker (Posthumously) 1983 | Roger Templar 2009 |
| Al Uttecht 1985 | Don Popora 2009 |
| Mike Schneider 1986 | Jerry Mills, Martin Frost 2010 |
| Ralph Haskell 2012 | Harold Bowman 2013 |
| Phillip Daniel 2017 | George Holscher 2017 |
| Peter Arballo 2018 | Mark Shepherd 2018 |
| Jimmy Mays 2021 | Eddy Hutchins 2022 |
| Gary Ryan 2022 |
– Symbolic of a member passing, however, each is remembered in the hearts of their families and friends. Should you have information that would help keep the record updated, please inform the association regarding those individuals. Thank you.
Nomination Form
The following procedures should be followed when submitting a nominee to the AWBA Hall of Fame for consideration. All submissions should be submitted to the AWBA Chairman no later than February 15 of the year in which they are to be considered. The person submitting this form must be a member in good standing with the AWBA. Please see the Hall of Fame Procedures to aid you in your completion of this form.