RICHARD P. "DICK" GARVER, SR.

1919 -

"ORGANIZER - INSTRUCTOR"


Dick Garver, born in Los Angeles, learned to shoot a bow through "trial and error" resulting in bad form and poor results. The process of learning to correct his bad habits started Dick on a lifetime avocation of teaching the proper methods of shooting a bow. Dick's publication of "Archery, Basic Techniques" sold over 20,000 copies and has helped many on the way to becoming proficient archers.

For over twenty-five years Dick was very active at the club region and state level and was one of the organizers of Archery, Inc. In helping to carry the archery story to the public, Dick acted as Master of Ceremonies for many exhibition teams that appeared in public and on television. He spent countless hours and a great deal of his own money helping Southern California archers fight anti-bowhunting forces. He was an instructor for beginning archers for the City of Los Angeles. He has been recognized by the Los Angeles City Council for outstanding achievement in teaching archery to youth and in 1969 received a "Gold Award" from the city's Parks and Recreation Departments for volunteering 1,658 hours of instruction to beginners in archery.

"Dick" Garver, Sr.-A friend of archery and its youth.

Inducted 1980