Stancil Johnson
Stancil E. D. Johnson (1933–2021) was a psychiatrist and frisbee enthusiast.
He was a member of the International Frisbee Hall of Fame[1] and the Disc Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
He is considered a pioneer in competitive disc golf and the history of the sport. In 1975, he wrote Frisbee: Practitioner's Manual and Definitive Treatise.[3] At the time of his death he was working on a book about disc golf.
Between 2000–2007, he was the first instructor at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) to teach a disc golf class.
In 2006, the inaugural West Coast College Open at CSUMB was held, and the tournament trophy presented to the winning team was named, "The Stancil Johnson Cup."[4]
In 2009, the two disc golf courses at CSUMB were renamed "The Stancil Courses at CSU Monterey Bay, featuring Cypress and Oaks" in honor of his contributions.
He is quoted as having said, "When a ball dreams, it dreams it's a frisbee."[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Dr. Stancil Johnson". International Frisbee. July 13, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Gregoire, Matt (February 18, 2015). "Dr. Stancil Johnson #9". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Stancil E.D. (1975). Frisbee: Practitioner's Manual and Definitive Treatise. Workman Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0911104530.
- ^ CSUMB Disc Golf Club Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dr. Stancil Johnson". Professional Disc Golf Association. April 12, 2021. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023.