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FOUNDED IN 1936
On-Line Home of Horseshoe Pitching in Erie, PA!
FOUNDED IN 1936
On-Line Home of
Horseshoe Pitching in Erie, PA!
Welcome to organized horseshoe pitching in Erie County, PA! If you're looking for information on horseshoe pitching in the Northwestern PA area, you've found it! We've been playing organized horseshoes for over 80 years here! Over this time, horseshoe pitching has proven to be such a popular activity in this town that the city government has always provided a first class, large capacity, outdoor pitching facility to its residents. Our new 24 court complex is proof of the city's commitment to its heritage of great horseshoe pitching. We invite you to browse through this site and check out what our club has to offer. if you're interested in becoming a part of our club, just click here to learn how.
Click Here
to view the
results of the 2005 Eastern Nationals
(Wow! Were there ever some great performances in just about every class!
Way to go everyone!)
2006 Eastern National Tournament Champions:
Adult 40 Ft:
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
Adult 30 Ft: Joan Elmore
Juniors: John Perry
Click Here
to read the 2005
Eastern National Tournament Dedication to Sam Chilcott written by Tony White
(This appeared in the tournament program given to all players)
If you'd like to comment on the dedication, Click Here to e-mail Tony Directly.
Click Here for the 2006 Eastern Nationals pitching schedule
Click Here to read the 2006 tournament dedication
Charter Member
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Affiliated
Here's a blast from the past:
In the summer of 1967, Dan Kuchcinski (representing the Erie Horseshoe Club) won his first Men's World Title in Fargo, ND. Since then Dan has won a total of 3 World Championships including the 1969 title which was played in front of his hometown right here in Erie, PA. For years after, he toured the world professionally and during that time made four appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" in both the New York City and at the Burbank, CA studios... For your enjoyment, here's a one minute video clip of highlights from "The Kid's" first appearance with Johnny in New York back in early 1968 shortly after winning his first world title at age 18... The New York studio had a ceiling height of under 9 feet, making Dan's shots extremely difficult... Even so, as rumored, he did make a ringer with Johnny's chin on the stake and here's the proof!
3-time Horseshoe
World Champion Dan Kuchcinski from Erie, PA
1968 Tonight Show Video Clip (Click either picture to start video... clip is
approx. 1 minute):
"The Kid"
The daring Johnny Carson,
April, 1968
Video courtesy of Jeff Sotzing,
President of Carson Entertainment Group
(This is for your
entertainment... It is definitely copyrighted, so don't copy this clip unless
you're looking for trouble!)
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Most Recent Updates to this Site:
8/31/06: Updated site to include links to the minutes for the Club Meeting on 6/10/06
7/4/06: Updated site to include links to the 2006 Eastern National Tournament Results posted on-line by Steve Morris
6/9/06: Updated site to add newest info on 2006 Eastern National Tournament including the tournament pitching schedule... New! Click Here for the 2006 Eastern Nationals pitching schedule New!
3/26/06: Updated site to add current info on 2006 Eastern National Tournament including updated info page and entry forms...
2/4/06: Updated site to add minutes from meeting on 9/8/05
8/31/05: Updated site to add links to a clip of Dan Kuchcinski's most famous Tonight Show appearance from 1968
6/29/05: Updated site to add links to results of the 2005 Eastern Nationals (see above)
Click here for details on past updates
Click in the weather report box below for a full 10 day Erie forecast!
Here's a few popular links to things on our site. See the table below for even more. If you take the time to look through the tournament history links, you'll see how much of horseshoe history has happened right here in this city. Some of the best players of all time have competed here and it's still happening to this day! It means something to say your part of this club and we're dedicated to making it mean more and more.
This club has a lot of history behind it. You can learn all about our club by following the links below. The dark blue table of links is on every other page in this site to make your travels from page to page and back, as easy as possible. A lot of the areas are new and are still under construction. They should be updated in the very near future, but please be patient in the meantime. Thanks for visiting us on-line. Come back often, this site is under constant revision. Click the e-mail link below if you have any suggestions to improve this site-- We'd be glad to consider any ideas you may have.
Follow the Activities of the Tournament Committee
Club Constitution & By-Laws (Last amended on 8/31/06)
Erie Horseshoe Club Tournament History: 1957 - 1996 (Very Impressive!)
Archives: Minutes of Past Meetings
How to Join the Erie Horseshoe Club
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A huge thanks goes to Don Witt, EHC & WPHPA Historian, for providing much of the information used in the historical and statistical pages of this site. Also, thanks to Steve Morris, WPHPA Statistician, for use of all the PA stats and records that he keeps and hosts on his website and graciously allows us to link to from this site. This would be a boring site without input from those two.
