NWA Hall Of Fame

The National Watermelon Association celebrates a legacy of outstanding leaders within the watermelon industry who have dedicated their time, energy, and expertise to the Association and its members. Our Hall of Fame stands as a tribute to honor the remarkable lives and contributions of these esteemed members, both past and present.

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INDUCTEES

  • B.G. Anderson - Class I                                                                         
  • Tom Ayoob, Jr. - Class I                                                                            
  • Captain E. Bell - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Bob Bloebaum - Class I
  • David Brown - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Mercer Brown - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Percy Bunch - Class I
  • John Campbell - Class I 
  • Nancy Childers - Class I
  • Oren Childers - Class I
  • B.J. Christman - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Ike Cohn - Class II (Founding Father)
  • John Cooper - Class I
  • Bob Dietz - Class I
  • Matt Dietz - Class III
  • Ross Deal - Class V    
  • F. Hamilton Dicks Jr. - Class I
  • Furman Hamilton Dicks III - Class VII
  • J.B. Easterlin - Class I
  • Gordon Etheridge - Class I
  • Anita Field - Class V 
  • Gerald Funderburk - Class I      
  • S.G. Gay - Class II (Founding Father)
  • D.H. Gilbert - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Woodrow "Coon Bottom" Glenn - Class I
  • Fuller Groover - Class II (Founding Father)
  • W.A. Gulledge - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • V.L. Hansen - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • R.L. Higgs - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Vernon Highley - Class I
  • Josephine Hughes - Class I
  • O.K. Jelks - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Frank H. Johnson - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Dallas Jones - Class I
  • E. H. Kalmon - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Bill Knowles - Class I
  • Raymon Land, Sr - Class VIII
  • Charles (Charlie) Lankford - Class IV
  • Harmon Roy Lawson - Class I
  • C.M. Buddy Leger - Class I
  • Dean Liere - Class VI
  • James Leonard - Class II  (Founding Father) 
  • J.D. "Johnny" Lowe Jr. - Class I
  • Wallace Luffman - Class I
  • Henry Mabbett - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Arnold Mack - Class III
  • Ralph Meitin - Class I
  • J.A. Murrell - Class II (Founding Father) 
  • Robert H. Pennington - Class II (Founding Father)
  • Art Perry - Class IV
  • Bruce Price - Class III
  • Howard Sorrells - Class I
  • Tom Vincent - Class VII
  • Vincent "Jim" Vitale - Class I
  • C.C. Winkler - Class I
  • Ernie Zaferis - Class I