Cauliflower Alley Club

Infobox Organization
name = Cauliflower Alley Club


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formation = 1965
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type = Professional wrestling
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location = Rolla, Missouri, United States
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leader_title = President
leader_name = Red Bastien
key_people = Board of Directors:
Penny Banner
Dick Beyer
Nick Bockwinkel
Bill Bowman
Tom Burke
Bob Kelly
Bob Leonard
Les Thatcher
num_staff = 25 members of the Board of Directors
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website = http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/

The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprised of both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America.

Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Abrams, the organization hosts an annual reunion dinner which has traditionally been attended by celebrities and other professional athletes. Several historical Hollywood locations have been home to the reunion banquets such as the Masquer’s Club, the Hollywood Legion Stadium, the Hotel Roosevelt and the Old Spaghetti Factory as well as The Riviera and the "RMS Queen Mary".

Awards

2007

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Don Leo Jonathan
*Lou Thesz Award: Danny Hodge
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Geigel
*Posthumous Award: Yukon Eric and Betty Joe Hawkins
*Future Legend Award: Takeshi Morishima
*Scholarship Award Winners: Frankie Buenafuente
*Reel Member Inductees: Rock Riddle

Other honorees included J.J. Dillon, Tito Carreon, Duke Myers, Bob Leonard, Bob Kelly and Laura Martinez.

2006

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Harley Race
*Lou Thesz Award: Verne Gagne
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Sharkey
*Posthumous Award: Bobby Shane and Vivian Vachon
*Future Legend Award: Mariko Yoshida
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Karl Roach and Skandar Akbar
*Martial Arts Honorees: Mike Martelle

Other honorees included Killer Tim Brooks, Scott Casey, Mil Mascaras, Pepper Martin and Bill White.

2005

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Terry Funk
*Lou Thesz Award: Jack Brisco
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Les Thatcher
*Future Legend Award: Frankie Kazarian
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Exotic Adrian Street

Other honorees included Ernie Ladd, Kenny Jay, Paul Christy & Miss Bunny Love and Sir Oliver Humperdink.

2004

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
*Lou Thesz Award: Antonio Inoki
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Danny Hodge
*Posthumous Award: Wild Bull Curry
*Future Legend Award: "Cheerleader" Melissa Anderson
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Don Fargo

Other honorees included Bill Melby, Billy Darnell, Sandy Parker, "Playboy" Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskoski, Margaret Garcia, George Steele, Baron Von Raschke, Ann Casey, Percival Friend, Moondog Ed Moretti, Paul Jones, Lester Welch, Charlie Smith and Omar Atlas.

2003

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Angelo Savoldi
*Posthumous Award: Rhonda Singh
*Future Legend Award: Steve Fender
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Bob Roop

Other honorees included Verne Bottoms, Bill Moody, Percival Pringle III, Tom Andrews, Buddy Colt, Buddy Roberts, Tito Montez, Bruce Swayze, Moose Morowski and Don Leo Jonathan.

2002

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Walter "Killer" Kowalski
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Mike Chapman
*Posthumous Award: Nell Stewart and Hercules Cortez
*Future Legend Award: Chris Benoit
*Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Ackerman
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: The Fields Brothers
*Reel Member Inductees: Alan Koss
*Martial Arts Honorees: Juan Hernandez

Other honorees included Ox Baker, B. Brian Blair, Judy Grable, Maria DeLeon, Mr. Wrestling, Jimmy Valiant and Fray Tormenta.

2001

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Stu Hart
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Ted Lewin
*Future Legend Award: Donovan Morgan
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Corsica Joe and Sarah Lee
*Reel Member Inductees: Roddy Piper, Mimi Lessos and Don Stroud
*Martial Arts Honorees: Gokor Chivichyan
*Boxing Honorees: Richard Sandoval, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Jose Flores and Paul Banke

Other honorees included Rita Cortez, George Scott, Reggie Parks, Norman Fredrick Charles III, Kay Noble, Marie & Ann LaVerne, Pampero Firpo, Bill Watts and Jack Laskin.

2000

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Ray "Thunder" Stern
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Fr. Bill Olivas
*Future Legend Award: Kurt Angle
*Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Sputnik Monroe
*Reel Member Inductees: Stan Shaw, Tommy "Butch" Bond, Joe Don Baker, Joe Roselius, Marion Ross and Robert Forster.
*Boxing Honorees: Gene Fullmer, Eddie Futch, Willie Bean, Maurice "Dub" Harris, Andy Price and Russell G. Rodriguez

Other honorees included Gene Stanlee, The Crusher, Titi Paris, Ethel Brown, Billy Andersen, Natasha the Hatchet Lady, Beverly Shade, Stan Kowalski, Stan Pulaski and Fritz Von Goering.

1999

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Jesse "The Body" Ventura
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Gable

Other honorees included Ken Patera, Jack Donovan and Bob Geigel.

1998

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Lou Thesz
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: William Papas
*Scholarship Award Winners: Billy Pappas

Other honorees included Danny Hodge, Fred Blassie, Dory Funk, Jr. and Dan Severn

1997

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Tom Drake
*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Penny Banner
*Reel Member Inductees: Elliot Gould, Tommy Sands and Terry Moore
*Boxing Honorees: Don Fraser, Lou Filippo and Robert Salazar

Other honorees included:

*Elizabeth, New Jersey (October 11): Sika Anoa'i, Ted Lewin, Donn Lewin, The Fabulous Moolah, Jimmy Valiant, Jim Cornette, Diamond Lil, The Destroyer, The Dudley Boyz, Devon Storm and Georgiann Makropoulos.
*Studio City, California (March 15): Tony Borne, Don Curtis, Tom Drake, Dan Manoukian, Steve Rickard and Jim White.

1996

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Dick Beyer
*Scholarship Award Winners: Gordy Morgan and Marty Morgan
*Reel Member Inductees: Lawrence Tierney, Fred Williamson, Denver Pyle, Beverly Garland, Norm Crosby and John Smith.
*Boxing Honorees: Chuck Wepner

Other honorees included:

*Tampa, Florida (October 26): Angelo Poffo, Bonnie Watson, Judy Glover, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Carl Engstrom, Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel, Gordon Solie and Molly McShane.

*Elizabeth, New Jersey (October 5): George Steele, Jimmy Snuka and Tammy Lynn Sytch.

*Studio City, California (March 16): Stan Hansen, Nelson Royal, Art Michalik, Stan Stasiak, Larry Zbyszko, Angelo Mosca, Seiji Sakaguchi, Masami Yoshida, Chigusa Nagayo, Bobby Heenan, Baron Von Raschke and Antonio Inoki.

1995

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Gene LeBell
*Reel Member Inductees: Binnie Barnes, Marie Windsor, Jan Merlin and John Saxton
*Martial Arts Honorees: Benny Urquidez and Mimi Lessos
*Boxing Honorees: Gabriel Ruelas and Rafael Ruelas

Other honorees included:

*Elizabeth, New Jersey (September 30): Angelo Savoldi, Capt. Lou Albano, Abe Coleman, Gloria Barratini, Millie Stafford, Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz and The Public Enemy.

*Studio City, California (March 8): Tiger Conway, Sr., Leo Garibaldi, Sue Sexton, Dave Levin, Ray Stevens, The Sheik and Buddy Lee.

1994

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Vic Christy
*Reel Member Inductees: Harry Carey, Jr.
*Boxing Honorees: Lou Bogash, Joe Graziano, Lou Couture, Jocko V. Ananian, Micky Finn, Tom McNeely, Harol Gomes, Willie Pep, Carmen Basilio and Vincent Pazienza

Other honorees included:

*Springfield, Massachusetts (October 1): Gorilla Monsoon, Pedro Morales, Brittany Brown, Candi Devine, Arnold Skaaland, Jackie Nichols, Karl Von Hess, Ilio DiPaolo and Kitty Adams.

*Studio City, California (March 19): Dick Hutton, Billy Robinson, Stuart McCullum, Al Costello, Peggy Allen, Sherri Martel, Ed Francis and Sue Green.

1993

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Hard Boiled Haggerty
*Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Cline and Mike Bresnan
*Reel Member Inductees: John Agar, Guy Madison, John Phillip Law and Will Hutchins.
*Boxing Honorees: Genaro (Chicanito) Hernandez, Zacky Padilla, Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Witowich, Chuck Bodak, Jerry Moore, Petey Servin and Jerry Quarry

Other honorees included Verne Gagne, "Cowboy" Bob Ellis, Kinji Shibuya, Wendi Richter, Barbi Dahl and Peggy Patterson.

1992

*Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Woody Strode
*Reel Member Inductees: Woody Strode
*Boxing Honorees: Clarence Henry, Fabela Chavez, Jimmy Roybal, Jimmy Casino and Dave Maier

Other honorees included Maurice Vachon, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Rey Urbano, Johnny James, Gene Kiniski, Pepper Gomez, Penny Banner, Debbie Combs, Belle Starr, Donna Christantello and Katie Glass.

Further reading

*Blassie, Fred and Keith Elliot Greenberg. "Classy" Freddie Blassie: Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks". New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-6316-1
*Funk, Terry and Scott E. Williams. "Terry Funk: The Hardcore Legend". Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1-58261-991-3
*LeBelle, Gene. "Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds". Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 0-9676543-1-9
*Loeffler, Carl E. and Darlene Tong. "Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art". San Francisco: Last Gasp Press, 1989. ISBN 0-87619-366-2
*Meltzer, Dave. "Tributes II: Remembering the World's Greatest Wrestlers". Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-817-8

External links

* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/cac.html SLAM! Wrestling: Cauliflower Alley Club stories]
* [http://www.houseofdeception.com/Cauliflower_Alley_Club.html House of Deception] , Cauliflower Alley Club history and photos