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All-American Soap Box Derby Hall of
Fame
2009 Hall of Fame
Inductees
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George Rodenbaugh
raced as a youngster in Conshohoken, PA, beginning in 1952, and he
later volunteered with the local race program in Bucks Conty, PA.
Since 1986 George has been regional director, serving as liaison
between the All-American and Local Soap Box Derby organizations in
five states and Washington DC. The retired police officer has been
chairman of the regional directors since 2000, and also serves on
the All-American Soap Box Derby program's board of directors and
the competition committee.
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Mayor Don
Plusquellic. Currently in his sixth four-year term, Don
Plusquellic is the longest serving mayor in Akron's history. He is
an ardent supporter and promoter of "all things Akron" and has been
a dedicated friend of the Soap Box Derby throughout his public
service career. Because of Mayor Plusquellic's leadership, the
All-American Soap Box Derby has benefited from the City of Akron's
generous funding of the repacement of the Derby Downs Grandstands
in 1999, and grants to support the organization's annual
operations.
Previous
Inductees
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1997 - Myron E. Scott;
Bain E. "Shorty" Fulton; Jim Schlemmer; Jimmy Stewart; Wilbur
Shaw
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1998 - John S. Knight;
Mason Bell; George W. Brittain; Jim Ott; Howard Flood
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1999 - Marie Wright;
Ralph Barnes; Ralph Iula; Loris C. Troyer; Frank A. 'Whitey"
Wahl
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2000 - Bruce
Bucholzer; Bob Gravett; Ron Baker
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2001 - Don Lenox; Don
Meech; Tom Kilroy; Ray Schieb
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2002 - Bill Ford; Jack
Morran; Bob Turner
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2003 - Jim Underwood;
Bob Troyer; Bill Kuntz
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2004 - Don Adams;
David J. Holly; Ira C. Sapozink; Ronald Reagan
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2005 - Shirley Foster,
Tony DeLuca, Paul Arnsmeyer, Roy Hartz
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2006 - Bob Campbell,
Herman "Tex" Finsterwald, Bruce Hunsicker, Jeff Iula
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2007 - Bob Campbell,
Jack Gormley, Bob McLaughlin, Jimmy Collier
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2008 - Brooks
Townsend, Don Huminsky, Ron Reed, Russ Kinsey
Three Hall of Fame members (from left to right), "Tex"
Finsterwald, Paul Arnsmeyer, and Jeff Iula
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