ULTIMATE HISTORY
Longest Running U.S. Ultimate Tournaments/Events
(that started by 1992)
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Year
Started
|
Year
Ended
|
Tournament/Event
|
Type
|
Location
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Founder(s)
|
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1970
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CHS Alumni Thanksgiving Game |
HS
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Maplewood, NJ |
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1975
|
1997
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Easterns
(originally Yale Bowl / Collegiate Nat’l. Champ'ships in ‘75;
Nat’l Championship in ’76; Easterns starting in ‘78) |
|
'75 - Yale
'76 - Hampshire College
'78 on - Northeast
|
'75 Irv Kalb
'76 Irv Kalb
'78 ??? |
|
1977
|
|
Cal States |
Club
|
Santa Cruz, CA |
|
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1978
|
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Solstice (originally Great Awakening until '80) |
Club
|
Eugene, OR |
|
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1978
|
|
Humboldt Harvest |
Club
|
Arcata, CA |
Dave Claycomb |
|
1978
|
|
April Fools Fest |
Club
|
Fredericksburg, VA (orig. Washington, DC) |
Eric Knudsen |
|
1978
|
|
Mars (hiatus '92-'94) |
Club
|
Pittsburgh, PA (orig. Mars, PA) |
Dan Black |
|
1978
|
|
Flower Bowl |
Club
|
Vancouver, BC |
|
|
1979
|
|
Ultimeet |
Club
|
Albuquerque, NM |
|
|
1979
|
|
Purple Valley |
College
|
Williamstown, MA |
Phil 'Guido' Adams | Robert 'Nob' Rauch |
|
1979
|
|
Centex |
|
Austin, TX |
Stuart Farquharson |
|
1980
|
|
UPA Championships Series |
Club
|
(multiple sites) |
Tom 'TK' Kennedy |
|
1981
|
|
Santa Barbara Classic |
Club
|
Santa Barbara, CA |
|
|
1982
|
|
Arctic Vogue |
Club
|
Cincinnati, OH |
|
|
1982
|
|
Ultimate Fools Festival |
Club
|
Lawrence, KS |
|
|
1982
|
|
Poultry Days (Jeff Warrick Ultimate Classic) |
Club
|
Versailles, OH |
The Blue Meanies |
|
1982
|
|
Indiana States |
|
Ball State Univ. - Muncie, IN |
|
|
1982
|
|
Mud Bowl |
Club
|
Birmingham, AL |
Magic City wizards (Kip Sharp) |
|
1982
|
|
Sink Hole |
|
Orlando, FL (on hiatus) |
|
|
1982
|
|
April Fools West |
Club
|
Santa Cruz, CA (orig. Palo Alto) |
|
|
1982
|
|
Centrals |
|
Michigan |
|
|
1982
|
|
New Year Fest |
Club
|
Tempe, AZ |
|
|
1983
|
1992
|
Aquatennial |
|
Minneapolis, MN |
|
|
1983
|
|
Frostbreaker |
|
Gainesville, FL |
Dave Schuman |
|
1983
|
|
Turkey Bowl |
|
Bridgeport, CT (orig. Katonah, NY) |
|
|
1984
|
|
Smoky Mountain Ultimate (SMUT) |
Club to Coed
|
Knoxville, TN |
Fred Baes |
|
1984
|
|
Stanford Invite |
College
|
Stanford Univ. |
|
|
1984
|
|
Joint Summit Classic |
|
Clemson |
|
|
1984
|
|
Texas A&M Savage 7 |
|
College Station, TX |
|
|
1984
|
|
Texas Beach Ultimate Fest (orig. Death on the Beach) |
Beach
|
Galveston, TX |
Stuart Farquharson |
|
1985
|
|
No Borders |
|
Ottawa, Ontario |
Brian Guthrie |
|
1985
|
|
Ow-My-Knee |
|
Albany, NY |
Hoby Ebert |
|
1985
|
|
Bozofest |
|
Bozeman, MT |
|
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1986
|
|
Ho Down |
|
Calgary, Alberta |
|
|
1986
|
|
Davis Ultimate Invitational (DUI) |
Club
|
Davis, CA |
|
|
1986
|
|
Ultimax |
|
Greenville, NC |
|
|
1987
|
|
Daweena (original name different) |
Club
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
|
1987
|
2006
|
Dennis J. Drazba Memorial |
|
Carbondale, IL |
Allison Boyd | Dave Buchanan | Mike Higgins |
|
1987
|
|
Mother's Day |
|
Philladelphia, PA |
|
|
1987
|
1995
|
Autumn Equinox Women's Tournament |
|
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
|
1988
|
|
Kaimana Klassik |
Club
|
Hawaii |
|
|
1988
|
|
Presidents' Day |
College
|
UCSD - San Diego, CA |
|
|
1988
|
|
Mardi Gras |
|
Baton Rouge, LA |
|
|
1989
|
|
Toss in the Moss |
|
Savannah, GA |
|
|
1989
|
|
Monkey Bowl |
|
Nashville, TN |
|
|
1989
|
|
Cooler Classic |
Club
|
Milwaukee, WI |
Scott Severson & (org.)Cooler By The Lake |
|
1989
|
|
Red Tide Ultimate Clambake |
|
Brunswick, ME |
|
|
1989
|
|
Midwesterns (formerly Big Tens) |
|
Madison, WI |
|
|
1990
|
|
Potlatch |
Club
|
Seattle/Redmond, WA |
Joey Gray, Tom George & (team)Yow Yow |
|
1990
|
2007
|
Mason-Dixon |
Club
|
Lexington, KY |
Kentucky Flying Circus & Black Lung Ultimate |
|
1990
|
|
College Easterns |
|
Wilmington, NC |
Todd Leber |
|
1992
|
|
GRUB (Grass Roots Ultimate Benefit) |
Club
|
Boulder, CO |
Steve McCrosky |
|
1992
|
|
Amherst Invitational |
HS
|
Amherst, MA |
Tiina Booth |
|
|
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|
|
|
????
|
|
Blacksburg Mountain High |
|
Blacksburg, VA |
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Records:
Joe Barbanel played in every CHS Thanksgiving Alumni game 1970-2009 except one - 39 years.
(note: the one game Joe did not play, he was injured, but still attended the game)
Byrne Kelly played in every April Fools Fest thru 2007 - 30 years
Sam Levenberg played in every New Year Fest thru 2009 - 28 years.
Mike Miller played in every Poultry Days thru 2009 - 28 years.
John Schmuecker played in every Lawrence Ultimate Fools Fest from 1984- 2010 - 26 years.
Charlie Cwiek played in every Smoky Mountain Ultimate Tournament (SMUT) thru 2008 - 25 years.
Bill Penrose played in every Potlatch thru 2009 - 20 years.
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