HOUSTON DUANE "HUGH" RICH
1916-


President, Southern California Field Archery Association 1951-1957.

Bowhunter, tournament archer, arrowsmith, bowyer, organizer.

Born in Glendale, California Nov. 16, 1916. Hugh became interested in archery as a young boy. In 1926, at the original archery range in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, he retrieved arrows and kept score for such notables: Saxton Pope, Art Young and Capt. Jack Hoeffer. At age 11 he managed a commercial archery range. He has made over 6,000 bows and is considered a master arrowsmith. Over 25 NFAA champions have used arrows made by Hugh Rich.

In addition to being an accomplished bowhunter, Hugh placed 2nd. In 1947,48, & 49 in the NFAA Bowhunter class and became the NFAA bowhunting champion in 1950.

1951- Primarily responsible for the formation and served for 3 years as Vice President of Archery Manufacturers and Dealers Association, (AMADA) later to be known as AMO.

1954- One of the founders and charter member of Archery, Inc.

1977- Instrumental in creating the California Archery Hall of Fame.

As President of the Southern California Field Archery Association in the early 1950's, Hugh headed and won the first national confrontation against an anti-archery group to make shooting in Los Angeles county illegal.

Hugh Rich, a promoter of archery, whose love affair with the sport has not diminished and whose contributions are truly reflected by the number of archers, archery clubs and archery ranges in the Southern California area.

Inducted 1977