Ed Headrick, also known as "Steady" Ed Headrick, (June 28, 1924 – August 12, 2002) was an American toy inventor.[1] Headrick served in combat in the army in WWII and was a deep-sea welder. He is most well known as the father of both the modern-day Frisbee and of the sport and game of disc golf.
Ed Headrick with his two whippets with a new DGA disc golf lightweight all metal disc golf target. Photo taken in 2002 two months before he died.
^Martin, Douglas (2002-08-14). "Ed Headrick, 78, Designer Of the Commercial Frisbee". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
EdHeadrick, also known as "Steady" EdHeadrick, (June 28, 1924 – August 12, 2002) was an American toy inventor. Headrick served in combat in the army...
game to the audience. In 1964, EdHeadrick was hired as Wham-O's general manager and vice president of marketing. Headrick redesigned the Pluto Platter...
group went on to hold a National Time Aloft record. EdHeadrick, also known as "Steady" EdHeadrick, (June 28, 1924 – August 12, 2002) was an American...
amenities, art, and disc golf attractions. The clubhouse is home to the EdHeadrick Memorial Museum, which showcases many historical items from the early...
and Kevin Donnelly, who, through similar backgrounds and the help of EdHeadrick at Wham-O, were able to individually spread the sport in their California...
with targets called "pole holes" invented and developed by Wham-O's EdHeadrick and the Professional Disc Golf Association. Beginning in 1974, the International...
Disc Golf Association (DGA) is a company founded in 1976 by EdHeadrick and located in Watsonville, California. The Disc Golf Association | DGA, is the...
inaugural San Francisco Open, the Delaware Disc Golf Challenge, and The EdHeadrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic (National Tour Finale). Near the end of...
Champion James Conrad Nate Doss Dave Dunipace David Feldberg Holly Finley EdHeadrick Sarah Hokom John Houck Avery Jenkins Valarie Jenkins Stancil Johnson...
Sherrill Headrick (March 13, 1937 – September 10, 2008) was an American professional football player. Headrick grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where he...
with targets called "pole holes" invented and developed by Wham-O's EdHeadrick. Sports teams commonly exist at the high school level; students who participate...
of the International Frisbee Association (IFA) which was founded by EdHeadrick in 1967 as the promotional arm of the Wham-O Manufacturing Company. Many...
p.111, fig. 20. See also this synopsis. Headrick (2007), p. 141. Headrick, Annabeth (2002), p. 86. Headrick (2007), p. 33. Berlo, Janet Catherine (1992)...
23 – 25: Delaware Disc Golf Challenge in Newark October 11 – 13: The EdHeadrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic in Appling April 20 & 21: ET#1 – Dutch...
Newark Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) October 12 – 14: The EdHeadrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic in Appling Winners: Paul McBeth (m) /...
"Steady Ed" Headrick and his son Ken were developing the Pole Hole, a disc golf target capable of catching and retaining a Frisbee. Steady Ed had just...
Iberiarmadillidium. Gordon Gordh & David H. Headrick (2011). "Common pillbug". A Dictionary of Entomology (2nd ed.). CAB International. p. 343. ISBN 9781845935429...
disc golf course was designed with help from the "Father of Disc Golf," EdHeadrick, in 1977. It is an 18-hole short course landscaped through cedar woods...
example Pont (c. 1583–1596); Roy (1747–1755) Headrick also mentions Lothius as a protagonist. Headrick, James (1845). "Parish of Dunnichen". New Statistical...
settlers in the cove included a Revolutionary War veteran named William Headrick, who arrived in 1821, and John Ogle, a War of 1812 veteran and son of the...
Headrick, (2000), p. 144. Headrick, (2000), p. 172. Porter, (2003), pp. 249–250. Headrick, (2000), p. 168. Headrick, (2000), pp. 150–152. Headrick, (2000)...
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