Florida State Horseshoe
Pitchers Assn., Inc.
2017
Wife: Leah; Married to Leah
for 52 years, and they have 3 sons.
Jim lived in Pennsylvania until moving to Florida in 1999.
Jim worked at a Steel Mill in
West Virginia for 32 years.
Jim joined the NHPA and FSHPA in 2003.
Jim is currently the President
of The Villages Horseshoe Club and has served in that position for the past 11
years.
Jim has been The Villages League
Director for the last 13 years.
Jim served as The Villages
Tournament Director for 10 years and still assists the current tournament
director.
Jim has served as The
Villages Senior Games Director for 7 years.
Jim was awarded the NHPA Sanctioned
League Director of the year in 2014.
Thanks to Jim since he has
been President of The Villages Horseshoe Club membership and participation in league and tournaments has
increased. Jim has become so
accomplished at running tournaments using the HSMaster program that he has volunteered to assist Beverly Hills, Oak
Bend, and Del Webb with their tournaments. While he is always busy at The
Villages Horseshoe Club he is never too busy to help others.
On the courts Jim is a fierce
but friendly competitor. Anyone who has played Jim in a tournament can be
assured of good competition while laughing and having fun doing it. We need
more role models like Jim for other new and current players to emulate.
Jim's devotion to the sport
of horseshoes could not be more evident than serving The Villages Horseshoe
Club as its President, Tournament Director, League Director, and Senior Games
Director all at the same time. Jim is
very deserving of the Hall of Fame induction because of his many hours of
dedicated service as an outstanding organizer for the sport of horseshoes.