“Steady” Ed Headrick: The Father of Frisbee and of Disc Golf
About “Steady” Ed Headrick
The Father of Frisbee and of Disc Golf
Some of Ed's most notable achievements in the world of Disc Sports are listed here:
- Inventor of the modern day Frisbee®.
- Inventor of the sport of Disc Golf.
- Inventor of the first disc golf basket, the Disc Pole Hole™.
- Designed and Installed the first Disc Golf course.
- Founded:
The International Frisbee Association™ (IFA),
Disc Golf Association® (DGA),
Professional Disc Golf Association™ (PDGA) and
Recreational Disc Golf Association™ (RDGA). - Established and organized the first World Frisbee Championships and the Junior World Frisbee Championships.
- Established the first Disc Golf tournaments and a $50,000 landmark Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament in 1979.
- Donated his trademark "Disc Golf" to the public domain and his life to the sport he loved.
Read more about “Steady” Ed Headrick’s life.
“Steady” Ed Memorial Museum Galleries Online
Galleries of “Steady” Ed Headrick’s Frisbee® and Disc Collections.
“Steady” Ed Memorial Museum Galleries Online
“Steady” Ed Memorial Online Museum galleries.
Images from Ed's personal collection include images from Wham-0®, Rose Bowl, Midnight Flyers, Early Discs, Post 1982 Discs, Trophies, Experimental, Unstamped Discs Gallery.
