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Russ Hoogerhyde was born on 28 February, 1906 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, is an American archer (1906–1985). Discover Russ Hoogerhyde's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 28 February 1906
Birthday 28 February
Birthplace Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Date of death 20 August, 1985
Died Place Cook County, Illinois, US
Nationality United States

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1906

Russell B. Hoogerhyde (February 26, 1906 – August 20, 1985) was an American archer.

Hoogerhyde was born in 1906 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

1920

In the 1920s, an archery range opened on the site of a former billiards hall in Grand Rapids.

Hoogerhyde was 15 years old when the archery range opened.

He took to the sport, dropping out of high school at age 17 to manage the range.

The owner of the range also operated a plant where Hoogerhyde worked making bows and arrows.

1930

He won six American national archery championships from 1930 to 1940 and was one of the initial inductees into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1972.

In 1930, the owner encouraged him to compete in the national archery tournament in Chicago and provided the equipment needed for the competition.

At age 24 in August 1930, Hoogerhyde won his first national championship at the 50th annual National Archery Association (NAA) tournament at Grant Park in Chicago.

He defeated the second-place finisher by 167 points to become the first person from the Midwest to win the national championship.

Hoogerhyde retired from competition in the mid-1930s to pursue a business career.

1931

Hoogerhyde repeated as national champion and established a new world record at the 1931 NAA tournament at Canandaigua, New York.

He shot three perfect ends, placed 15 consecutive arrows in the gold, and defeated his closest competitor by 214 points.

1932

He won his third consecutive national championship at the 1932 NAA tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

He tallied 1,372 points, breaking his world record off 1,353 set the previous year.

1933

In August 1933, Hoogerhyde lost the national championship by six points to 17-year-old Ralph Miller from Seattle.

After winning three consecutive national, Missouri Valley, and Midwestern championships, it was the first time Hoogerhyde had lost an archery tournament.

1934

Hoogerhyde regained the national championship in August 1934 at the NAA tournament held in Storrs, Connecticut.

Using a lemonwood bow, he defeated Ralph Miller by 135 points and set a new record with the best total ever in a national archery tournament.

1937

In 1937, he made a comeback and won his fifth national championship at the NAA tournament in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

1938

He drew a crowd of 18,000 to an exhibition in Milwaukee in 1938.

1939

In 1939, Hoogerhyde won the 100-yard target event at the Great American Open archery tournament in Northbrook, Illinois.

1940

In 1940, Hoogerhyde won his fourth and final national championship at the NAA tournament held in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Hoogerhyde retired from competition in 1940.

Hoogerhyde also performed exhibitions of trick shots.

His tricks included shooting a cigarette from the lips of a spectator, shooting with his bow held from a backward bend, and "a William Tell feat of shooting a balloon from the head of a student."

1972

In 1972, when the Archery Hall of Fame was established, Hoogerhyde was part of the first group of seven individuals to be inducted.

1977

In 1977, Hoogerhyde recalled that he performed these exhhibitions without insurance: "I never had 5 cent worth of insurance. Today I just die thinking about it... I never thought about it then because I never missed."

After retiring from competition, Hoogerhyde worked for several manufacturers of archery equipment.

He also operated an archery business in Northbrook, Illinois, selling archery equipment and supplies and offering instruction in the sport.

1985

He died in 1985 in Cook County, Illinois.