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Hall of Fame Member's
Accomplishments
Rick Bolick Sr b - date: April 6, 1956


Pitched in organized horseshoes since 1986
Carolina Dogwood Class "G" Champion 1989
Carolina Dogwood Class "B" Champion 1990
Carolina Dogwood Championsip Class Pitcher 1994, 95, 96, 99 ,2000 ,2001 with best finish of 5th place.
Assisted Paul Stewart during Dogwood Tournaments 1997 to present
Autumn Class "C" Champion 1988
Autumn and Jack Springer Memorial Championship Class Pitcher 1989, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98 ,99 ,2000 ,2001
Southeastern Class "B" Champion 1987
Southeastern Championship Class Pitcher 1990, 91, 97, 98 ,2000 ,2001 with highest finish of 3rd in 2000.
Had highest ringer average at 1997 Southeastern
State Class "B" Champion 1987
State Class "A" Pitcher 1988, 91, 92
State Championship Class Pitcher 1989, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 ,99 , 2000 ,2001
highest finish of 2nd Place in 1998
State Doubles Class "A" Champion 1988 (with Calvin Motsinger)
State Doubles Champion 1995, 96 (with son Ricky Bolick Jr)
State Doubles Champion 1997 (with BJ Thomas) State Doubles Runner-up 1998 , 2000 (with BJ Thomas)
NC State Fair Champion 1989, 90, 98... Runner-up 1997
Come See Me Festival Champion 1992, 93 in Rock Hill SC
P.C.A. Club Champion 1991, 92 in Clover SC
Blue Ridge Club Champion 1993, 94, 98 99 in Marion
Statesville Club Champion 1993..Recieved NHPA National Top Ten Award for Sanctioned Club/League High Game for 1998 season with 91.70% game.
NC-HPA Sanctioned Clubs Champion 1995 season
Recieved Presidential Sports Award for Horseshoe Pitching in 1993
Pitched in Class "B" in Ringer Classic in Greenville, OH 1990
Won Len Trowbridge Memorial Tournament in Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1997 & 1999
Pitched in tournaments in South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Ohio
Helped form first known Sanctioned Horseshoe club in NC in 1993 at Marion to 2000
Along with Wife, Sheila, directed the first all Junior Sanctioned Tournament in 1995 with 11 pitchers.
NC Assistant Regional in 1994 to 1996
NC Statistician in 1996 to present
NC Regional Director in 1996 to 2000
Help run tournaments at Marion from 1992 to present
Pitched in World Tournaments in 1990, 92, 95
World Class "C1" Prelims Winner 1990 in Stone Mt, GA
World Class "C" Runner-up 1990 in Stone Mt, GA
moved up to and won World Class "B" prelims, then finished 4th in World Class "B"
finished with a record of 34 wins and 16 losses with a 68% average for 50 games,
possibly most games pitched in a single WT by any NC pitcher.
Pitched in Class "D" in WT in Columbus, OH 1992
Pitched in Class "A2" in WT in Perry, GA 1995
Most memorable game was beating Jim Walters with 72.7% game at 2001 Dogwood Festival and tying him in tournament final standings in year he finished 3rd in World Tournament.
Most Memorable tournament: Winning two State Doubles titles with
Ricky Jr. Special because we did it together something very
few fathers and sons can claim.

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