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Footbag Hall of Fame: 2013 Inductees

Becca English-Ross

When did you see your first Footbag?
- I started kicking the summer of 1987 in Eugene, met competitive footbag players at UC Berkeley that August, and went to my first footbag tournament with Bill Langbehn and Brent Stewart at Sonoma State University (kicked but did not compete).
Your own personal comments and notes?
Major achievements?
- Free F.L.O.E. (Footbag Lovers Of Eugene) Footbag Club – member since 1990
- Co-Director for Free FLOE between 1990-2002
- Organized/Co-Directed at least 2 Footbag events each year between 1991-2002 including The US Open; State Games of Oregon; Eugene Celebration; University of Oregon Footbag Tourneys; April Fools in the Rain; Art in the Vinyard; Willamette Music Festival; Footbag and Juggling Festival.
- Performed over 200 Footbag demonstrations and/or taught workshops, school assemblies, and festivals all over Oregon and some in CA and WA including: Oregon State Fair, Portland Trailblazer half-time show, Seaside Spring Break Festival, Whole Earth Festival, elementary and middle schools, U of O sports camp, treatment programs, Special Olympics, City of Eugene recreation events, and 2000 World Frisbee Championships. Promotions for State Games of Oregon, Worlds in 1997, US Opens.
- 2000 US Open Championships – 1st Womenï¿½s Doubles Net
- 2007 US Open Championships – 1st Mixed Doubles
- 2012 US Open Championships – 1st Women’s Singles Net
The sports future?