Английская Википедия:Albuquerque Unicycle Club
Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Infobox organization The Albuquerque Unicycle Club Inc was the world's first unicycle hockey club.
The New Mexico, U.S. club was informally founded in 1957 and officially registered in 1958, before becoming defunct in 2001.
History
The club was informally founded in 1957,[1] and officially registered as a non-profit organization on March 21, 1958,[2] with Richard Wright elected as the club's initial president.[3] Officers of the club were Richard Miller (vice president), Mary Webster (secretary), Percy Pinkerton (treasurer), and Ted Jorgensen (sergeant-at-arms).[3] Jorgensen became vice president of the club in 1959[4] and took over as the president in 1962.[5] The club operated out of the Schwinn Bicycle retailer Loyd's Bicycle Shop,[6] owned by Loyd W. Smith.[1] Membership grew to 26 by 1960, the club's third year.[1]
The club was the first unicycle hockey club both in United States,[7] and the world.[8]
At the New Mexico State Fair in 1958, the club won the Most Comical award for the second time.[9]
The club became defunct in 2001.[2]
Notable members
References
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 New Mexico Unicycle Club Recommends Organization for Fun and Good Health Шаблон:Webarchive, The Bicycle Journal, (Aug 1960)
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 ALBUQUERQUE UNICYCLE CLUB (NONPROFIT) Шаблон:Webarchive, OpenCorporates
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Unicycle Club Elects Wright, Albuquerque Tribune, February 6, 1958 Page 10
- ↑ Unicyclists Name Slate, Albuquerque Tribune, March 26, 1959 Page 41
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Robert Williams, Pete Chapouris, Mike LaVella, The Hot Rod World of Robert Williams. MotorBooks International: MotorBooks International. p14
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Steven Ellis (13 March 2021) The Weird, Wild and Wacky World Of Unicycle Hockey Шаблон:Webarchive, The Hockey News
- ↑ Most Comical Award, Albuquerque Journal, October 6, 1958 Page 8
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