Longest Playing Condors

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This page was last updated: 2/27/11

Playing Years
(from '76 - '07)
Total Years
Played
Steve Dugan
91-92&94-95&97-04&07
13*
Jim Kruidenier 'JK'
81-93 (98)
13
Doug Saulter 'the BUM'
80-83 & 85-91
11
Andy Crews
93-95 & 97-03 & 05
11
Greg Husak 'Hollywood'
96-06
11
J.D. Lobue, Jr
92-93 & 96-04
11
Jason Seidler
94-03 (04 Worlds)
10+
Bart Merrill
(74-75) 76-85
10
John Schmechel
(74-75) 76-85
10
Cliff Marhoefer 'Hooter/Poodle'
(77) 78-86 & 88 (87)
10
Rick Martz 'RD'
84-93
10
Garrett Headley 'G-Force'
88-95 & 98-99
10
Mike Namkung
94-95 & 97 & 99-05
10
James Studarus
95-04
10
Tim O'Donnell 'Timba'
82-90
9
John Keough
(84, 85) 86-94
9
John Trindade 'Cones'
88-96
9
Tom Kennedy 'TK'
(74-75) 76-83
8
Keay Nakae
81-87 & 95
8
Sean Greening 'Daddy'
83-90
8
Jim Mallon 'Hornet'
85 & 87 & 89-94
8
Ryan Yarbrough
96-97 & 99-04
8
* Still playing on Condors

Note:
The above is meant to show those that played an entire season with the Condors
including Regionals and Nationals (if played that year).
Years in parentheses indicate partial years played and are not counted in the total years.
The Condors began playing together in 1974; however, they did not play against competition until 1976.

Other Interesting Personal Statistics

Youngest Playing Condor:
Doug Saulter (18 in 1980 - just out of high school)

Youngest Condors to Win an Open National Championship:
Doug Saulter (20 in 1981)
Taylor Cascino (20 in 2001)

Youngest Condor to Win an Open World Championship:
Taylor Cascino (21 in 2002)

Oldest Playing Condors:
Keay Nakae (36 in 1995)
Daniel Schradermeier (?? in 1991)
Jeff Landesman (36 in 1997)
Brent Russell (37 in 2001)
Blake Garnand (37 in 2002)

Oldest Condors to Win an Open National Championship:
Tom Kennedy 'TK' (32 in 1981)
Brent Russell and Blake Garnand (37 & 36, respectively in 2001)

Oldest Condor to Win an Open World Championship:
Blake Garnand (37 in 2002)

Years That Brothers Played Together on the Condors:
Pat and Mike 'Wackem and Hackem' Butler (1987)
Brian 'B.O.D.' and Tim 'Timba' O'Donnell (82, 84, 88)

Comment from Pat Butler:
"All four of us played in '87... first time at the 'Crystal' in San Diego,
famous for the shirts and not much else... Wackem', Hackem', Timba and BOD,
great parties...."

In 1978, my eleventh grade year, a few guys and I began playing a game similar to hotbox, or goaltimate. One of the guys said his brother played for the Condors, an Ultimate Frisbee team. We were very impressed and began to practice with a few Condors at pick up games. We decided to form our own team called the Ultimate Bum's Disk Squad (UBDS). So began the BUM story, with Doug the Bum, Dan the Bum, Greg the Bum, Chip the Bum, Dean the Bum and so on. That summer we played in a Summer league run by the Condors. Tom Kennedy (TK) and the friend's brother Brian Humphrey played with us and taught us the game. I was 17 at the time and the Condors had just come back from losing to Glasborro State in the '79 Nationals. The BUMs played a few small tournaments my senior year and then many went to college and played there. Several of us stayed in SB and played with the Condors. The Condors at the time were mostly in their mid 20's and were, for the most part, mature. Here we were, a bunch of wild high school kids. Quite the contrast. Thus, the nickname, and by the way, the proper way to write it is:

Doug...The Bum

The name came from our high school Ultimate team and there are many other Bums running around out there. However it was certainly enhanced by bumming around the Ultimate scene for a while.

Out...DTB