Nominations
for the Lou Gregory Award
The
Pensacola Runners Association is now accepting nominations for
the Lou Gregory Award. This is the most prestigious award we
give out, and nominees should be considered carefully.
We
present the award every year at the Fiesta Run.
The Lou Gregory award is given annually to a local runner who
has demonstrated great leadership and enthusiasm in helping
to promote and maintain the sport of running in the Pensacola
community. The award could also be made to a worthy couple.
Lou Gregory is Pensacola's most famous runner. He placed 10th
in the 1932 Olympics 10K and was a runner up in the 1941 Boston
Marathon. Many of his National and World Records in his age
group still stand after so many years. He also won hundreds
of local races. One such record was his completion time of 45:08
during the Fiesta of Five Flags at age 75.
If you have a nomination, send a letter telling of your candidate's
accomplishments to the Lou Gregory Award, P.O. Box 10613, Pensacola,
FL 32524.
The nominations will be voted on by secret ballot at the April
Board meeting by board members and previous Lou Gregory Award
winners who are still members of the PRA. Only the PRA president
will know the identity of the winner, which will remain a secret
until the awards ceremony at the Fiesta Run. Please get your
nominations in by April 12.
The following is a list of previous winners:
1979 ‑ Farrell Stearns
..
1980 ‑ Ray McClean
1981 ‑ Ken Cole and David Seiler
1982 ‑ Dennis Stevenson
1983 ‑ Bill Simmons
1984 ‑ Tim Edwards and Mollie Gonzalez
1985 ‑ Huey Pearson
1986 ‑ Clay Sanford
1987 ‑ Stuart Towns
1988 ‑ Joyce Blackwelder
1989 ‑ Lou Phipps
1990 ‑ Steve and Sandy Crane
1991 ‑ Don McCloskey
1992 ‑ John Tomaio
1993 ‑ Rick Sasser
1994 ‑ Ann Knight
1995 ‑ Larry Parks
1996 ‑ Carolyn Reeder
1997 ‑ Dan Keely
1998 ‑ Gene Turnipseed
1999 ‑ Mike McCartan
2000 ‑ Tad Dobbs
2001 ‑ Gary Bunde
2002 ‑ Janet Boylan
2003 ‑ Bob Kelly
2004 ‑ Grace & Ted Ruckstuhl
2005 ‑ Ray Yarbrough
2006 . Susi Lyon
2007 - Andrew & Barbara Williams
