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Texas State Horseshoe Pitching Champions

Men Class A

Year

2009

Champion

Gene Meyer

Hometown

Austin

Location

Bryan

Won

7

Lost

1

Ringer %

61.60

2008
2007

Tommy Valenta
Brooks Symank

Austin
Valley Mills

Waco
East Bernard

6
7

2
2

51.79
47.20

2006

Bubba Frieda

 

Waco

6

1

54.17

2005

Donnie Jones

Overton

Buffalo

5

1

57.69

2004

Ed Arionus

Seguin

Bryan

7

0

60.25

2003

Tommy Valenta

 

Littlefield

7

1

52.27

2002

Coke Bowker

Azle

Mineola

6

1

55.92

2001

Coke Bowker

Azle

Waco

5

1

62.50

2000

Coke Bowker

Azle

Waco

7

0

56.96

1999

Bret Vogel

 

Lubbock

7

1

65.05

1998

Ed Arionus

Seguin

Waco

7

0

60.87

1997

Coke Bowker

Azle

Waco

7

1

70.90

1996

Ed Arionus

Seguin

San Antonio

7

0

71.10

1995

Bob Graham

 

East Bernard

7

2

64.90

1994

Coke Bowker

Azle

Lubbock

7

0

70.10

1993

Coke Bowker

Azle

Houston

7

0

69.90

1992

Ed Arionus

Seguin

Arlington

6

2

70.80

1991

Ed Arionus

Seguin

Waco

7

1

67.50

1990

Coke Bowker

Azle

Tyler

7

0

66.00

1989

Coke Bowker

Azle

Bastrop

7

0

62.70

1988

Roger Vogel

 

Marble Falls

7

0

63.20

1987

Coke Bowker

Azle

Lubbock

6

1

66.70

1986

Coke Bowker

Azle

East Bernard

6

1

69.30

1985

Coke Bowker

Azle

Arlington

7

1

65.20

1984

Coke Bowker

Azle

 

7

0

67.10

1983

Coke Bowker

Azle

Houston

7

0

71.50

1982

Stan Smith

 

Stephenville

6

1

65.10

1981

Coke Bowker

Azle

Del Rio

8

1

66.30

1980

Coke Bowker

Azle

San Antonio

7

0

57.70

1979

Charlie Posey

Arlington

Arlington

7

0

60.30

1978

Charlie Posey

Arlington

Grapeland

7

1***

57.70

1977

E. J. McFarland

Houston

Arlington

6

0

63.50

1976

Bob Graham

 

San Antonio**

7

0

70.20

1975

E. J. McFarland

Houston

Arlington

9

0

63.80

1974

E. J. McFarland

Houston

San Antonio*

10

0

63.00

1973

Rod Hatton

 

 

10

0

63.00

1972

E. J. McFarland

Houston

San Antonio**

7

1

62.50

1971

Bob Graham

 

San Antonio*

10

1

61.59

1970

Marvin Burgess

 

Denton

9

1

47.80

1969

Marvin Burgess

 

Seguin

8

1

54.50

1968

Jim Woodson

 

San Antonio*

8

2

54.00

1967

Marvin Burgess

 

San Antonio ?

5

1

58.10

1966

Marvin Burgess

 

San Antonio*

6

0

54.00

1965

Marvin Burgess

 

Houston

7

0

60.50

1964

Marvin Burgess

 

Ballinger

3

1

37.30

1963

Marvin Burgess

 

 

3

0

48.20

1962

J.W. Cash

Gainesville

 

6

1

43.20

1961

Marvin Burgess

 

 

5

1

43.10

1960

Matt Bowers

Houston

 

9

1

45.60

1959

Marvin Burgess

 

 

8

1

43.10

1958

P. D. Riley

 

 

7

1

55.60

1957

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

11

0

61.50

1956

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

7

0

59.50

1955

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

9

0

61.00

1954

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

9

1

57.20

1953

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

6

0

55.00

1952

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

5

0

57.20

1951

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

5

1

56.00

1950

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

5

0

58.90

1949

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

5

0

59.70

1948

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

4

0

52.00

1947

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

5

0

55.50

1946

E. J. McFarland

Houston

 

4

0

57.50

1945

Suchowski

 

 

5

0

53.10

1944

B. E. Sipple

 

 

5

1

47.20

1943

Louis Mettlach

 

 

 

 

 

1942

Louis Mettlach

 

 

 

 

 

1941

Ralph Travis

 

 

 

 

 

1940

Ralph Travis

 

 

 

 

 

1939

Ralph Travis

 

 

 

 

 

1938

Ralph Travis

 

 

14

0

 

1937

Shirley Donnell

 

 

 

 

 

1936

 

 

 

 

 

 

1935

 

 

 

 

 

 

1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

1933

 

 

 

 

 

 

1932

 

 

 

 

 

 

1931

 

 

 

 

 

 

1930

 

 

 

 

 

 

1929

 

 

 

 

 

 

1928

 

 

 

 

 

 

1927

 

 

 

 

 

 

1926

 

 

 

 

 

 

1925

 

 

 

 

 

 

1924

B.E. Strode

 

 

 

 

 

1923

B.E. Strode

 

 

 

 

 

1922

 

 

 

 

 

 

1920

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Lakeside Club
    ** VFW Club
    *** Controversial tournament in which McFarland, Graham, Campbell forfeited tournament