Inducted 1978
Player: Frank Lundin was born in Sweden in 1900 and then lived
in New London, Iowa. He started pitching
horseshoes when he was 15 years old but did not pitch the open shoe until
several years later when he developed the 1 ¾ turn. In 1922, after winning several county
tournaments, Frank went to the State Fair at Des Moines and entered the State
Tournament. After winning over a field
of 81 entries, he then played Frank Jackson, the 1921 State Champion and
current World Champion. They played best
two of three for the 1922 State Championship.
Lundin defeated Jackson two straight games in a stunning upset to win
the 1922 State title. A few days later Lundin
won the World Championship over a field of 75 entries again defeating Frank
Jackson and defending Champion C.C. Davis.
In 1923, he lost the World title to 15-year-old Harold Falor but placed
2nd losing just one game. Soon
after, an injury to his pitching arm ended his career.