History of Ultimate (Frisbee)
Major Events in Founding Years
[scroll down for links to Team Founders and more]

NAME
EVENT
YEAR
EMAIL
Healy Brothers Int'l. Frisbee Assoc. (IFA) formed
to help promote the annual IFT
early
'60s
---
Ed Headrick Wham-O takes over IFA
and begins IFA newsletter
1967 Deceased
unknown People around the US
begin playing team frisbee games
early
'60s
---
Jared Kass and
group of friends
Begin playing team frisbee game as
students at Amherst College (Mass.)
1967 ---
Jared Kass Teaches Joel Silver the frisbee game
at Mt. Hermon summer school
Summer
1968
---
Joel Silver Introduces frisbee game to CHS
Student Council
Fall
1968
---
CHS class
of '70
First frisbee game at CHS 1969 many
Joel Silver
Buzzy Hellring
Jonny Hines
First set of written rules and
documented use of name
Ultimate Frisbee at CHS
1970 ?
deceased
JHines(at)deweyleboeuf.com
CHS vs Millburn First interscholastic game Nov. 7
1971
---
CHS class
of '72
'72 graduating class from CHS
gets more serious about the sport
1971 many
Irv Kalb Develops 3rd edition of rules and
takes responsibility for future rules
1971 irv(at)furrypants.com
Dan 'Stork' Roddick Wham-O hires full-time
IFA Director
1975 cyberstork(at)earthlink.net
Larry Schindel
(chair)
IFA forms
Ultimate Committee
1975-
1977
larry6150(at)msn.com
Larry Schindel East Coast Captains meeting
first held at CHS
1975 larry6150(at)msn.com
Jim Powers East Coast Captains meetings
in Villanova, PA
1976-
1984
powersjr2(at)verizon.net
Tom 'TK' Kennedy UPA formed
(outgrowth of IFA Ultimate Comm.
& East Coast Captains Meetings)
Dec.
1979
kennedy.tom(at)sbcglobal.net
Dan 'Stork' Roddick
Charlie Mead
WFDF formed 1984 cyberstork(at)earthlink.net
charlie.mead(at)bgfl.org


Founders of Early Ultimate Teams


Earliest Known Ultimate Frisbee Videos


List of Columbia High School (CHS) Graduates and Team Photos by Year

Results of Annual CHS Alumni Thanksgiving Game


List of Staples High School Graduates by Year

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