Honored in the Overall Division is Joe Youngman of Laurium, Michigan; in the Guts Division, Bob Hansen of Calumet, Michigan, and John Hodges of Calumet; and in the Freestyle Division, Erwin and Jens Velasquez (vell-OZ-kwez) of California.
The induction ceremony will take place at the 40th Annual International Frisbee Tournament, which will be held at the Condon Baseball Field in West Hancock on Saturday and Sunday, July 5th and 6th. The ceremony will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and is open to the public.
Hansen and Hodges were members of the famous Library Guts Frisbee Team, which won the 1974, 1977, and 1978 IFTs, 1974 Canadian Open, 1975 Ann Arbor Open, 1977 U.S. Nationals, and 1978 World's Championships, among other tournaments. Guts Frisbee pits two teams fourteen meters apart, throwing the orange Professional Frisbee at speeds up to 80 miles per hour.
Youngman was also a member of the late 1970s Library Team, and he held World or U.S. Open (held in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA) Records in Throw, Run, and Catch; Distance; Indoor Distance; and Maximum Time Aloft in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's record distance throw of 363 feet.
The Velasquez brothers were famous for fast freestyle, hurling the Frisbee back and forth at a high rate of speed while performing their routine. They were 1976 and 1977 Rose Bowl, 1980 Freestyle Players Association Champions, and 1982 United States Open Champions. Erwin was the 1994 United States Open Champion and 1995 Freestyle Players Association Champions.
The International Frisbee Hall of Fame is located in the Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden, Michigan.