The Georgia Horseshoe Player of
the Year Award was voted into the Georgia Horseshoe Pitchers Association Constitution in
1986. The award encourages participation in tournaments throughout
Georgia. Three percent of the Georgia championship prize fund is
distributed between the two players who have accumulated the most points during
the year (state tournament to state tournament). Points are based on
attendance and rank, independent of ringer percentage. The following
individuals are the Horseshoe Player of the Year winners and runners-up since
the award's inception.
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Winner |
Year |
Runner Up |
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Iris
Sandham |
1987 |
Tommy
Lawson |
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Iris
Sandham |
1988 |
Larry Morton |
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Betty
Kurtz |
1989 |
Iris Sandham |
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Iris
Sandham |
1990 |
Al Sandham |
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Jim
Haley |
1991 |
Iris Sandham |
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Richard Williams |
1992 |
Milton Vinson |
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Richard Williams |
1993 |
Lee Presley |
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Milton
Vinson |
1994 |
Iris Sandham |
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Joanne
Kennedy |
1995 |
Milton Vinson |
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Milton Vinson |
1996 |
Joanne
Kennedy |
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Milton
Vinson |
1997 |
Lee Presley |
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Milton
Vinson |
1998 |
Doyle
Johnson |
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Milton
Vinson |
1999 |
Iris
Sandham |
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Milton
Vinson |
2000 |
Iris
Sandham |
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Milton
Vinson |
2001 |
Ralph
Sims |
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Milton
Vinson |
2002 |
Rebie
Sims |
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Milton Vinson |
2003 |
Rebie Sims |
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Milton Vinson |
2004 |
Rebie Sims |
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Larry Davis |
2005 |
Milton Vinson |
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Dane Clark |
2006 |
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Buddy Ayer |
2007 |
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Mary Ann Gibbs |
2008 |
Dane Clark |
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Mary Ann Gibbs |
2009 |
Larry Myers |
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Suzanne Miller |
2010 |
Buddy Ayer |
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Ronnie Miller |
2011 |
Suzanne Miller |
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Larry Myers |
2012 |
Dan Sanders |
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Larry Myers |
2013 |
D J Mullis |
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Larry Myers |
2014 |
Dan Sanders |
Larry Myers 2015 Andrea DeFoe
Larry Myers
2016
Lee Howington
Larry Myers 2017 Jim Henderson
Larry Myers 2018 Jim Henderson
Jean Bullington 2019 Larry Myers
Jerry Wingfield 2020 Coni Hix
Jean Bullington 2021 Mike Exner, Jim McElveen,
Matt Braswell
Larry Davis
2022
Matthew Braswell
(T) Jean Bullington 2023
(T) Ray Mitchell
Matthew Braswell 2024 Royce Byrd