SHIG HONDA
March 7, 1927-

WORLD CLASS ACHIEVER - INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS - - COACHING-ARCHER EXTRAORDINARE-AUTHOR-

Born in San Francisco, California, Shig began shooting archery in 1956. Since that time, he has become involved in almost every aspect of archery. Shig started out shooting as an instinctive archer but changed to freestyle in 1958. Here are sane of his many accomplishments.

At one of his first tournaments in 1959, he placed Third Place at the State Target Championship. Shig shot his first professional tournament in 1962 in Las Vegas and continued shooting such events for the Howard Hill Team, such as the Colt-Sahara Open.

Shig went on shooting in the Pro Division and won the California State Field Championship at Bakersfield in 1966. Joining the Professional Archers Association in 1967, he toured the PAA circuit until 1971. During that time Shig became involved with PAC and was one of their first presidents. He was a clinic specialist for Bear Archery Company through 1972-1976 and a charter board member of State Archers of California. Shig is also a member of the National Archers Association an affiliate of FITA. At numerous tournaments, Shig was a field judge for such events as the World Team Tryouts in Texas in 1979 and field judge at the U.S. Intercollegiate National Championships in Texas in 1979. Shig was also a coach at the world tryouts at Texas A & M in 1979 and coached two ladies to qualify for the U.S. World & Pan American Team. He was also a field judge for the U.S. Indoor National Championships in Pennsylvania and became very involved in the Advisory Board for such organizations as the Archery Division for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1983 to 1984.

Shig went on to be an author of books such as "Winners of losers" and has been invited to be guest instructor for many organizations, which included certification as an NAA instructor at Brigham Young University in 1977. Shig was also a Staff Instructor in 1978 at the Squaw Valley NAA School at Olympic Village.

In 1979 Shig journeyed to Berlin with the U.S. Archery Team and was head coach for the National Wheelchair Archery Team in 1982. Being involved with the National Wheelchair Archery Team became one of Shig's Great loves, and he conducted seminars for the Wheelchair Team at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs. Besides his great involvement with the U.S. Olympics, Shig traveled with the team to the International Stoke-Mandeville Games in Aylesbury, England, in 1983, and. his activity in both participating. and coaching of archery is continuing.

Shig Honda - International tournament achiever of world class tournaments and coaching, archer extraordinare, author.

Inducted 1988