Mike 'Snuffy' Broughton
Began playing Ultimate in fall of 1975 at Penn State. Began the Cleveland Frisbee Club in summer 1976. Continued at Penn State as the co- captain of the team, where we scrapped our way through an extremely competitive field to win the Eastern Championships in April of 1977. Games back then were timed, with the clock stopping after scores, fouls, and out-of-bounds. The format was single elimination, 16 teams. We beat Columbia University 20-15 in very windy conditions, University of Connecticut 30-29 (that's right!) and Hampshire College in the final, 24-22. All teams used a "Master Frisbee" at the time.
Wham-o then flew us out to the west coast to play the Western Champions (Condors) in August 1977 in the first true "National" Championships. We were out of practice, being all college kids who had been out of touch all summer. At the pre-game meeting, TK asked if we would be willing to play maybe half the game with Wham-o's new 165-gram World Class Frisbee. My response was a very confident (albeit foolish), "Sure - whatever - let's play the whole game with it!" As you may know, we were soundly thrashed, 32-14. Too many of my teammates took various, um, "mood enhancers" to get up for the game, having partied most of the night earlier. Oh - and the Condors were solid and fast!
Anyway - I moved out here the next year, and began playing for the Condors in fall of 1978 through summer of 1981 when I got injured. I played the next few years for the Condors (off and on) and the Santa Barbara Seawolves. Blew out my knee in '83. I also coached the Condor women's team from 1980-1983, where we won just about every tournament we entered (except the Regionals, where we kept losing to Dark Star from Eugene, Oregon). With no ACL in my knee - I faded away somewhat, deciding it was time to concentrate on my career. In '93 my knee was repaired, but the players seem to have gotten much faster since '83. There was no Tide when I was playing.
Note: When listing "Non-Traveling" players, you'll be getting a number of names. When I moved out here in 1980 and began playing with the Condors, we regularly split up into 2 squads for tournaments because there were so many quality players and not enough spots to play on one team. We regularly finished 1-2 in away tournaments, only to decide to play the "final" back in SB the following week. I was on "Non-Traveling" teams from 1978 (Fall) through 1983 (when I blew out my knee). You'll likely get many more updates of this type. The competition to make the official Condor team for regionals (and consequently nationals) was often more intense than the tournaments themselves!
I am very thankful that someone (you) has put together a Web page for SB Ultimate - and you don't even live here!
Talk with you soon and see you at the reunion.
Mike "Snuffy" Broughton
Mike Butler
Glad to see someone keeping track of this stuff. I played w/ the Condors on the Boulder champ team in '87 and the Beyondors in '93 when we won nationals. I played w/ various Santa Barbara/So.Cal/Whore teams in the mid/late 80's. I live in Portland and am good friends w/ Doug Bum (we are partners in the Condors Hoop League Fantasy Basketball which we won this year!). My brother Pat still lives in San Diego. Don't play much anymore.
Pat Butler
Favorite time: I was first to get "HO" at Boulder in '87 (or was it '88) with 5 other "Dors" on one defensive point in the finals versus I don't remember cause I'm too old now. We failed to get the "bap" lost the battle but won the war and the tourney, redemption for our failure in Miami....Event was also reported in the Ultimate Times.
Interests: Married now for going on 18 beautiful years to my "babe" wife Diane, raising two awesome kids, Heather 11 the Princess and Sean 9 the Jock. Two dogs, a cat and two fish. Still find time to fish, ski, mtn bike, golf, surf, coach the jock and work every once in a while. Still find time to toss the plastic too...
Bill Clark
Favorite time: The year was 1977. Being a relatively fledgling Condor at the time, I couldn't wait to get to practice at the Hope Ranch field, my most favorite place we ever played. I was so excited that day, I brought my girlfriend Kathy along to impress on her what a top-notch athlete I was. I was driving her car, as most Condor vehicles were not too reliable. We arrived at the field, having to turn left to park. I was so focused on seeing who was already there warming up, mesmerized by the multiple flying discs, I turned right in front of an oncoming car. Naturally I was quite upset about the whole thing. All I could think about was the possibility of not being able to play Ultimate that day. Kathy's car was totaled, she was peeissed, and I was a little bit sad watching her drive away in the tow truck as I was in the middle of a 60 yard sprint chasing down a T.K. monster pull for a goal! That's what Ultimate is all about. Kathy got over it. I still dream about scoring goals...
I live and work in Laguna Beach. I have been practicing Dentistry for 15 years. My wife, Lori, and I have 2 children. Jeff is 11, and Nicole is 9. Most of my spare time revolves around coaching basketball and soccer for my kids, but I still find time to play hoops, tennis, golf, mountain biking, and, of course, frisbee.
Tom Cleworth
Congrats on the Condors advancing to the '98 Nationals. Keep up the tradition. I played with the Condors in 1978 and 1979. The first year we won the Nationals. We played Cornell in the finals, and got to play them in the stadium on the UCSB campus. The second year we reached the finals, which were held at Penn State. We lost the finals by one goal to Glassboro State, whose zone defense which we had never seen the likes of. We had gone through the preliminaries undefeated.
Win Dada
To my fellow '98 Condors:
Firstly I want to say that the experience of this past season was sublime. Never have we played more as a team. Never have we had such a sweet season. Never has it ended with more heartbreak and pride. Bittersweet success is how I characterize it.
On the bright side there's nothing more motivating than getting that close only to have it slip away. We all have had our whistles whetted now, and like a dog that learns to hunt there's no turning back, no unlearning what we've learned. I hope that all of you are as motivated as I am for next season and the vengeance that is our due. I am making plans now and setting personal goals for the off-season that will make me a more valuable player next season. I would hope and encourage all of you to do the same. Our team must get better, not only because we so narrowly missed the mark, but also because we must assume that the competition will be better. The National Title is a moving target and we must evolve if we want to win.
It's been suggested that we get together for a team Banquet. It's high time we did so. Maybe Brandon will drink a beer, and like a dog that's learned to hunt....... ;-)
Scott 'Scooter' Hampton (86-87)
I played on the Condors in 1986 and 1987. I lived with, and was teammates with, Andy Malone and Eric Elliott and I am still in touch with both of them. Our dog, Halley, a German shephard-labrador mix (born and named after the comet in 1986), was a fixture at every tournament. He was always a hit (and icebreaker) with all the women's teams. (At one time we estimated that Halley had been to about 30 of the 50 United States, as well as Canada, because of ultimate. Halley, the best dog ever, passed away in 1998 after a bout with cancer). Our next-door neighbors in Isla Vista were Sean Greening, Jeff Cutler and John Keough. We always had a disc and were throwing, indoors, outdoors, it did not matter.
Paul Hooston
I was just looking around and found your web site... GREAT IDEA!!! We are on a five year mission to build our house and turn it into a bed&breakfast. There is lots to do on the house and Lori is forever telling me that I spend to much of my time working on the house and not enough time with her and our three kids. This is great country for mountain biking, hiking, skiing, rafting, etc. If you are ever in the area you should stop in and see us. It's funny that I found your site because just the other day I found my old jersey's from "77"& "79" and I must have spent about 45 minutes day dreaming about playing out at Hope Ranch, Freestyle with the new Wamo 119 and then playing Ultimate with it because the Master was such an Ugly soft disc. Shortly thereafter Whamo came out with the 141 and the 165 and the game of Ultimate was revolutionized. The 165 brought speed to the picture and the grass at the ranch was fast and invited you to leave your feet if you know what I mean..... We were a new team and it was our choice to play with the faster disc. Tuesday and Thursday nights at the soccer fields were great too. I don't think I ever looked forward to anything as I did those cool foggy nights. All those east coast teams were playing with the Master and took to long to make the switch to the faster 165. That's the main reason we won those first 2 years. Oh yeah...... we did have some very good athletes too.....
Greg 'Hollywood' Husak
Favorite time: Condors winning Nationals in 1999.
I'm just playing frisbee. Going for the 4-peat for the Tide, and trying to win club Nationals with the Condors.
Larry Leveille
Favorite time: 1979 Nationals at Penn State - Cornell vs. Condors - John Alcott skys in a group of three defenders, all about a foot taller than him, to take the disc away. I yell something like "Look at Johnny Sky!" His name from then on.
Have a great family, helping run a software consulting company in SB, still sailing a lot, still pretending I can play b-ball, still got a wimpy sidearm.
Mark Licata
Favorite time: On field: Hitting the chief pear with a backhand huck after a turnover to crush Pittsburgh in the rematch at Worlds 91. Off field: Trip to Mono Debri Dam spring 92 after the rains. Fun??? Wow!!!
Still married to Lisa (against the long vegas odds). Our little girl is 3 1/2 and rules. Future burning skirt/ lady Condor. Still playing for the Richmond club team in the summer, playing hockey in the winter. Surfing in Maui every Sep, skiing in Aspen every Feb. (some would call it a rut). Consulting business is good; working on several projects: www.hemodyne.com, www.personalrobot.com, www.orsolutions.com.
Mat Marcus
I started practicing with the extended Condors group in 1981. My first tournament with the "Condors" (I can't remember the team name actually used in the tournament) was 1981 Solstice. BTW, the final against the Flying Circus was a classic. First tournament in Condor uniform was 1982 Worlds in Santa Cruz. I was officially on the roster in 1982-83. I left Santa Barbara in 1983. I was one of the fast guys along with JK and Johnny O. I played long and sometimes middle. I poached a lot on D. When we played zone D (rarely) I played point. Wife: Lisa (played UCSB intramural ultimate, also Berkeley Women's ultimate [Pleiades]), Son: Kai 3 years.
Cliff Marhoefer
I started playing with the Condors in Sept. '77 and was a part of their 1977 Cal States champion team. I played continuously thru the '87 Boulder tourney (which we won). I then returned to play with the Condors in the Fall of 1988 (regls and nationals in San Diego). My first team was the San Diego Free Flyers '76 thru '77 Western Regls, then I transferred to UCSB starting Fall '97.
After Boulder '87, I moved to Portland, OR for chiropractic school and played the Fall '87 series with Portland Fun Hogs. The next Fall me along with another Portland teammate, Irwin Mulnick, joined the Condors for the Fall '88 season.
Johnny 'Sky' Olcott
I played on the Condors from 1978 thru 1985. I started playing with the team around April or May, 1978. This was after they had defeated the Foothill team and qualified for Nationals against Cornell, which was played at Storke field in August, I believe. Although I was playing with the team, I wasn't an official member of the team until after Nationals. Of course, I was there in 1979 when we lost to Glassboro in the Finals, which I'll write more about later. I retired in 1985 after the Nationals in Washington D.C. --mainly because of my second knee surgery five or six weeks earlier.
I 'm currently teaching foreign students downtown and have a frisbee club from September thru May--this year I'd like to introduce the students to the game a little more thoroughly--with UCSB players, and other Condors like Ted Roche and any others who may be interested. I still play freestyle at the beach from tiime to time and a little golf; and if I ever get into decent shape, I might venture out to Storke field.
Chaud Richards
I started with the Condors in 1976 at Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara's Hope Ranch. I think that summer an exhibition team played at the Whamo championships in LA. I was not in that group.
1977 the team became more formalized and we played through the Regional championships and Nationals. Then again in 1978.
Adam Rosen
Living in N.Y. since 1991 working as a lawyer. Playing tennis for exercise and fun. I only throw frisbees occasionally on the beach during the summer.
Doug 'the BUM' Saulter
The BUMs (Ultimat Bums Disk Squad or UBDS) began playing at San Marchos High (SB) during the winter of 78-79. We played something like Goaltimate, we called it Hot Box with two goals and no boundries. Then Rick Humphries said his brother played for the National Champion Condors who played Ultimate. We then hooked up with his brother and TK and started playing Ultimate. And now you know, the rest of the story.
Dan Schradermeier
I played with the Condors all of 81 to 87, and either practiced or coached with the team until 91. My nickname's were many, but Retiremeier and Schredder were the most notable. I'm infamous for the "bead-catch" at the Solstice one year. One stat that I'm particularly fond of is 5 blocks against KABOOM in the 82' Worlds (JK, Bart and some others might be able to confirm this trivia). Another is that between 81-83 Bob Austin and I had a record of around (real rough estimate) 115-4 (maybe 5) in tourneys across the country. I think you guys have done a wonderful job in getting this "thing" together: Too bad you have to listen to my lawyer who always has, and always will, think he's a god.
Cliff Towne
Favorite time: Saw a picture of TK winning SB City Disc Golf and thought "hey I bet I could toss a disc as well as he can!" I only knew of TK through mutual friends - The Cache Valley Drifters (musicians). Went out to Hope-less Ranch and saw him freestyling with T Shep. Wow! Frisbee addict for life.
I played with the Condors in 77 and 78 and felt myself to be very much a Condors, I played in the Regionals but did not make the roster that traveled to the Nationals. I (along with TK and some others) were also playing disc golf and freestyling as well as ultimate out at Laguna Blanca (Private high school in Hope Ranch - I may have been the only Condors that went to school there if you are ever searching for a tough trivia quiz question). In 1979 I played the entire year. I went up to Cal (Berkeley) in 1980 and played with the Flying Circus. TK split the Condors into two equal strength teams at the 1980 Cal States in the hopes of taking first and second. Our Circus squad defeated the SB team that made it to the finals.
Love to read and sing. We have a group of singers called Sunday Sound - we go to convalescent homes and sing old standards. Still playing disc. I am an overall player now and do all the events. Won the SCF (Self Caught Flight) World Title in 1991 with a Master's (35-45) World Record TRC (Throw Run and Catch) of 81.13 meters in the finals. Older Condors may recall my big 15 second MTA ( it tied the World Record !) at the NAS series event at Storke field in March of 1977. It was nice to get another big one fifteen years later! I have been running Discsports in Southern California - an organization dedicated to promoting discsports in the southland for a few years now. We put on the 1998 World Master's Overall in Santa Maria last year. I am currently helping the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) with the Club Affiliates Program.