Disc sports date back to Ancient Greece and the Original Olympic Games where the
discus became the earliest known disc sport. Thousands of years later, in the early
1900’s College students at Yale and other surrounding universities were seen
tossing pie tins from the Frisbee Pie Company of Bridgeport Connecticut. They
invented many games with these pie pans that became known as “Frisbees” In
1957, Wham-o patented the Frisbee name and began a craze that continues today.
In 1976 the first disc catcher was invented and the sport of Disc Golf was born..
Disc Golf, originally called Frisbee Golf, is a great sport that can be enjoyed year
round by people of all ages and abilities. It combines the fun of Frisbee, with the
strategy and scoring of Golf. The result is a recreational sport that just about anyone
can play year round. Disc Golf courses are located in parks across the country and
are usually free to play. Inexpensive equipment costs allow you to get started for as
little as $10.
I was born with a birth defect, which presented many challenges to me while
growing up. I had a condition known as PFFD where my left leg was significantly
shorter than my right. I was able to get around well by wearing a below the knee
prosthesis and played Little League Baseball, I could ice skate, ride a bicycle, and do
just about anything that I set my sights on. In High School, I took up Wrestling where
I was Co-captain of the State Championship Team, and Conference Champion at
135Lbs. at R.L.Turner High School in 1976. I went on to wrestle in College and
finished 3rd in the State Tournament as a freshman.
In 1984 it all changed for me. As a result of an accident on the job, I became an
above the knee amputee and had to learn to walk all over again. As an adult, it
seemed that it was much more difficult to adapt, and due to limited mobility I found
that I simply couldn't do some of the things that I could before my accident. A friend
introduced me to Disc Golf to “get me out of the house” and I’ve been playing ever
since. Being involved in a sport motivated me to exercise and walk over a mile per
game, where previously just walking to my corner mailbox was a task. Soon I was
getting around almost as well as I did before my accident and began competing, and
helped to organize tournaments and fund raisers throughout Texas. The broad
appeal and rehabilitative qualities of the sport led me to work with groups like
Special Olympics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and P.O.I.N.T. as well as the Boy
Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, and numerous public schools and churches. In 1997
our organization donated 3 Disc Golf baskets to the James F. Chambers Youth
Fitness Park, located at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Disc Golf
has been a popular part of The Recreational Therapy program at Texas Scottish Rite
ever since. As a member of the Dallas Amputee network I helped organize two Disc
Golf events for the National Amputee Conference in August, where amputees were
introduced to disc golf and had a chance to compete in “The Ebby Halliday World’s
First Amputee Disc Golf Tournament.
discus became the earliest known disc sport. Thousands of years later, in the early
1900’s College students at Yale and other surrounding universities were seen
tossing pie tins from the Frisbee Pie Company of Bridgeport Connecticut. They
invented many games with these pie pans that became known as “Frisbees” In
1957, Wham-o patented the Frisbee name and began a craze that continues today.
In 1976 the first disc catcher was invented and the sport of Disc Golf was born..
Disc Golf, originally called Frisbee Golf, is a great sport that can be enjoyed year
round by people of all ages and abilities. It combines the fun of Frisbee, with the
strategy and scoring of Golf. The result is a recreational sport that just about anyone
can play year round. Disc Golf courses are located in parks across the country and
are usually free to play. Inexpensive equipment costs allow you to get started for as
little as $10.
I was born with a birth defect, which presented many challenges to me while
growing up. I had a condition known as PFFD where my left leg was significantly
shorter than my right. I was able to get around well by wearing a below the knee
prosthesis and played Little League Baseball, I could ice skate, ride a bicycle, and do
just about anything that I set my sights on. In High School, I took up Wrestling where
I was Co-captain of the State Championship Team, and Conference Champion at
135Lbs. at R.L.Turner High School in 1976. I went on to wrestle in College and
finished 3rd in the State Tournament as a freshman.
In 1984 it all changed for me. As a result of an accident on the job, I became an
above the knee amputee and had to learn to walk all over again. As an adult, it
seemed that it was much more difficult to adapt, and due to limited mobility I found
that I simply couldn't do some of the things that I could before my accident. A friend
introduced me to Disc Golf to “get me out of the house” and I’ve been playing ever
since. Being involved in a sport motivated me to exercise and walk over a mile per
game, where previously just walking to my corner mailbox was a task. Soon I was
getting around almost as well as I did before my accident and began competing, and
helped to organize tournaments and fund raisers throughout Texas. The broad
appeal and rehabilitative qualities of the sport led me to work with groups like
Special Olympics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, and P.O.I.N.T. as well as the Boy
Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, and numerous public schools and churches. In 1997
our organization donated 3 Disc Golf baskets to the James F. Chambers Youth
Fitness Park, located at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Disc Golf
has been a popular part of The Recreational Therapy program at Texas Scottish Rite
ever since. As a member of the Dallas Amputee network I helped organize two Disc
Golf events for the National Amputee Conference in August, where amputees were
introduced to disc golf and had a chance to compete in “The Ebby Halliday World’s
First Amputee Disc Golf Tournament.
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