| LATE CHAMPIONS |
| Year |
Quartet |
Tenor |
Death |
Age |
Lead |
Death |
Age |
Baritone |
Death |
Age |
Bass |
Death |
Age |
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| 1939 |
Bartlesville Barflies |
George McCaslin |
01-Jan-84 |
81 |
Harry Hall |
09-Jul-60 |
69 |
Herman Kaiser |
23-Feb-65 |
65 |
Bob Durand |
13-May-78 |
72 |
| 1940 |
Flat Foot Four |
Johnny Whalen |
14-Sep-41 |
44 |
Britt Stegall |
11-Oct-61 |
69 |
Red Elliott |
22-Jul-69 |
72 |
Sam Barnes |
07-Oct-58 |
72 |
| 1941 |
Chordbusters |
Doc Enmeier |
29-Dec-93 |
91 |
Bob Holbrook |
25-May-83 |
72 |
Bob Greer |
28-Oct-85 |
72 |
Tom Masengale |
25-Apr-98 |
87 |
| 1942 |
Elastic Four |
Herman Struble |
09-Nov-57 |
49 |
Roy Frisby |
26-Dec-00 |
94 |
Jim Doyle |
04-Dec-52 |
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Frank Thorne |
26-Oct-56 |
65 |
| 1943 |
Four Harmonizers |
Charles Schwab |
02-Aug-55 |
58 |
Leo Ives |
28-Dec-76 |
79 |
Huck Sinclair |
03-Jan-94 |
92 |
Fred Stein |
19-Nov-49 |
63 |
| 1944 |
Harmony Halls |
Ed Gaikema |
27-Jul-91 |
85 |
Bob Hazenberg |
01-Apr-68 |
58 |
Ray Hall |
20-Sep-63 |
61 |
Gordon Hall |
25-Apr-94 |
84 |
| 1945 |
Misfits |
Joe Murrin |
14-Jul-57 |
61 |
Art Bielen |
05-Oct-52 |
56 |
Cy Perkins |
28-Mar-68 |
71 |
Pete Buckley |
12-Aug-70 |
77 |
| 1946 |
Garden State Quartet |
Ted Rau |
12-Sep-71 |
69 |
Bob Freeland |
28-Jan-84 |
84 |
Jack Briody |
02-May-62 |
60 |
Joe Marrese |
30-Sep-54 |
54 |
| 1947 |
Doctors of Harmony |
Jumbo Smith |
28-Jun-69 |
78 |
Max Cripe |
28-Feb-79 |
64 |
Butch Hummel |
18-Aug-05 |
86 |
Lee Kidder |
28-Dec-84 |
78 |
| 1948 |
Pittsburghers |
Harry Conte |
16-Aug-85 |
76 |
Tom Palamone |
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John Ward |
20-Dec-88 |
79 |
Bill Conway |
02-Feb-93 |
79 |
| 1949 |
Mid States Four |
Bob Mack |
16-May-88 |
72 |
Marty Mendro |
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Forry Haynes |
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Art Gracey |
11-Apr-79 |
72 |
| 1950 |
Buffalo Bills |
Vern Reed |
25-Jan-92 |
73 |
Al Shea |
09-Mar-68 |
51 |
Dick Grapes |
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Bill Spangenberg |
13-Mar-63 |
54 |
| 1951 |
Schmitt Brothers |
Joe Schmitt |
23-Jan-85 |
58 |
Jim Schmitt |
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Paul Schmitt |
10-Sep-86 |
58 |
Fran Schmitt |
13-Feb-91 |
74 |
| 1952 |
Four Teens |
John Steinmetz |
25-Jun-80 |
49 |
Jim Chinnock |
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Don Lamont |
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Don Cahall |
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| 1953 |
Vikings |
Bob Maurus |
14-Oct-05 |
83 |
Bruce Conover |
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Bob Lindley |
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Bob Livesay |
20-Apr-88 |
74 |
| 1954 |
Orphans |
Bud Bigham |
22-Jun-76 |
47 |
Bob Groom |
03-Oct-75 |
47 |
Pete Tyree |
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Jay Bond |
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| 1955 |
Four Hearsemen |
Wendell Heiny |
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Deane Watson |
25-Oct-85 |
63 |
Dwight Elliott |
15-Apr-03 |
86 |
Dick Gifford |
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| 1956 |
Confederates |
George Evans |
13-Jun-07 |
76 |
Dave LaBonte |
06-Feb-90 |
71 |
Bill Busby |
07-Aug-77 |
47 |
Wally Singleton |
22-Feb-71 |
49 |
| 1957 |
Lads of Enchantment |
Don Pitts |
12-Jun-99 |
71 |
Dan Aycock |
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Carlton Wright |
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Gil Wallace |
15-Oct-06 |
84 |
| 1958 |
Gay Notes |
Harold Jones |
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Howard Rinkel |
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John Loots |
14-Jul-90 |
69 |
Mo Rector |
06-Dec-03 |
70 |
| 1959 |
Four Pitchhikers |
Larry Hedgepeth |
09-Mar-99 |
63 |
Keith Keltner |
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Keith Young |
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Joe Delzell |
01-Sep-04 |
87 |
| 1960 |
Evans Quartet |
Thayer Evans |
14-Feb-99 |
81 |
Preston Evans |
03-Aug-06 |
90 |
Gene Smith |
24-Jan-84 |
61 |
Jack Evans |
27-Feb-87 |
63 |
| 1961 |
Suntones |
Gene Cokeroft |
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Bob Franklin |
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Harlan Wilson |
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Bill Cain |
31-Jul-04 |
71 |
| 1962 |
Gala Lads |
Dave Panther |
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Tom Keehan |
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Gordon Lees |
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Bill Cockrell |
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| 1963 |
Town and Country Four |
Leo Sisk |
02-Jan-03 |
76 |
Larry Auntenreith |
08-Jul-92 |
62 |
Jack Elder |
18-Nov-86 |
70 |
Ralph Anderson |
27-Feb-76 |
51 |
| 1964 |
Sidewinders |
Jerry Fairchild |
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Joe Daniels |
16-Feb-87 |
56 |
Gene Boyd |
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Jay Wright |
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| 1965 |
Four Renegades |
Buzz Haeger |
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Ben Williams |
06-Jan-93 |
64 |
Jim Foley |
06-Jul-03 |
82 |
Tom Felgen |
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| 1966 |
Auto Towners |
Al Rehkop |
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Glenn van Tassell |
13-Sep-05 |
70 |
Clint Bostick |
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Carl Dahlke |
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| 1967 |
Four Statesmen |
Frank Lanza |
08-Aug-04 |
77 |
Dick Chacos |
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Doc Sause |
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Don Beinema |
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| 1968 |
Western Continentals |
Al Mau |
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Ted Bradshaw |
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Paul Graham |
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Phil Foote |
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| 1969 |
Mark IV |
Franklin Spears |
10-Apr-96 |
64 |
Alan Koberstein |
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Dale Deiser |
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Mo Rector |
06-Dec-03 |
70 |
| 1970 |
Oriole Four |
Bob Welzenbach |
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Jim Grant |
22-May-92 |
55 |
Fred King |
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Don Stratton |
05-Mar-85 |
46 |
| 1971 |
Gentlemens Agreement |
Al Rehkop |
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Drayton Justus |
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Glenn van Tassell |
13-Sep-05 |
70 |
Bob Whitledge |
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| 1972 |
Golden Staters |
Gary Harding |
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Milt Christensen |
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Jack Harding |
25-Aug-03 |
71 |
Mike Senter |
07-May-79 |
39 |
| 1973 |
Dealer's Choice |
Al Kvanli |
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Bill Thornton |
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Brian Beck |
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Gary Parker |
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| 1974 |
Regents |
Harry Williamson |
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Joe Mazzone |
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Ron Knickerbocker |
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Hal Kauffman |
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| 1975 |
Happiness Emporium |
Bob Dowma |
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Rod Johnson |
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Bob Spong |
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Jim Foy |
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| 1976 |
Innsiders |
Mike Cox |
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John Devine |
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Guy McShan |
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Tom Pearson |
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| 1977 |
Most Happy Fellows |
Bob Hodge |
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Larry Hassler |
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Jack Lyon |
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Ken Hawkinson |
16-Oct-03 |
85 |
| 1978 |
Bluegrass Student Union |
Allan Hatton |
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Ken Hatton |
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Dan Burgess |
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Rick Staab |
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| 1979 |
Grandma's Boys |
Don Barnick |
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Hank Brandt |
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Jay Giallombardo |
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John Miller |
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| 1980 |
Boston Common |
Kent Martin |
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Rich Knapp |
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Larry Tully |
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Terry Clarke |
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| 1981 |
Chicago News |
Ray Henders |
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Butch Koth |
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Greg Wright |
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Tom Felgen |
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| 1982 |
Classic Collection |
Curt Hutchinson |
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Larry Wilson |
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George Davidson |
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Terry Heltne |
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| 1983 |
Side Street Ramblers |
Keith Houts |
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Brian Beck |
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Dennis Malone |
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Earl Hagn |
16-Jan-06 |
59 |
| 1984 |
Rapscallions |
Dave Smotzer |
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Dave Wallace |
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Tim Frye |
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Jeff Oxley |
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| 1985 |
New Tradition |
John Sherburn |
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Dan Jordan |
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Bobby Gray Jr. |
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John Miller |
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| 1986 |
Rural Route Four |
Don Kahl |
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Calvin Yoder |
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Jim Bagby |
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Willard Yoder |
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| 1987 |
Interstate Rivals |
Kipp Buckner |
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Joe Connelly |
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Paul Gilman |
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Jay Hawkins |
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| 1988 |
Chiefs of Staff |
Tim McShane |
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Chuck Sisson |
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Dick Kingdon |
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Don Bagley |
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| 1989 |
Second Edition |
Fred Farrell |
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Dave Harrington |
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Doug Harrington |
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Jamie Meyer |
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| 1990 |
Acoustix |
Todd Wilson |
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Rick Middaugh |
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Jason January |
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Jeff Oxley |
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| 1991 |
The Ritz |
Jim Shisler |
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Doug Nichol |
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D J Hiner |
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Ben Ayling |
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| 1992 |
Keepsake |
Roger Ross |
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Joe Connelly |
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Tony DeRosa |
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Don Barnick |
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| 1993 |
Gas House Gang |
Kipp Buckner |
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Rich Knight |
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Rob Henry |
04-Sep-03 |
42 |
Jim Henry |
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| 1994 |
Joker's Wild |
Steve Iannachione |
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Mark Green |
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Steve Legters |
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Dave Kindinger |
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| 1995 |
Marquis |
Dale Fetick |
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Randy Chisholm |
03-Aug-97 |
47 |
Paul Gilman |
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Jay Hawkins |
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| 1996 |
Nightlife |
Rob Menaker |
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John Sasine |
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Jeff Baker |
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Bret Littlefield |
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| 1997 |
Yesteryear |
Dan Trakas |
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Mark Blake |
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Rod Nixon |
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Randy Baughman |
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| 1998 |
Revival |
Royce Ferguson |
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Mike Spencer |
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Mike Lawton |
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Bill Myers |
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| 1999 |
FRED |
Jared Carlson |
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Rick LaRosa |
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Clay Hine |
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Joe Clay |
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| 2000 |
Platinum |
Gary Lewis |
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Joe Connelly |
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Tony DeRosa |
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Kevin Miles |
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| 2001 |
Michigan Jake |
Drew Kirkman |
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Mark Hale |
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Joel Wilson |
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Greg Hollander |
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| 2002 |
Four Voices |
Lester Rector |
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Chad Guyton |
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Brandon Guyton |
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Jayson van Hook |
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| 2003 |
Power Play |
Don Slamka |
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Mike Slamka |
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John Slamka |
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Mark Slamka |
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| 2004 |
Gotcha! |
Garry Texeira |
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Chris Vaughn |
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Alan Gordon |
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Jim Kline |
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| 2005 |
Realtime |
Tim Broersma |
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John Newell |
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Mark Metzger |
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Thomas Metzger |
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| 2006 |
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