The All Sports Association was formed in 1970 under the leadership of Colonel Al Byrne. The first banquet was held at the Holiday Inn on Okaloosa Island in 1970. Tickets to the banquet were $10 and filet mignon was served to all of the inaugural guests.
Founding Fathers
Max Bruner
Colonel Al Byrne
Joe Etheridge
Houston Harrison
Dr. Gerald Hollingsworth
Howard McGee
Pledger Sullivan
James Tringas
Past Association Presidents
2023 Gary McCoy
2022 Carter Zorn
2021 Don Collins
2020 Drew Espy
2019 Lee Lewis
2018 Bernard Johnson
2017 Joe Fagundes
2016 Bill Kuhn
2015 Coy Browning
2014 Kevin Locht
2013 Chad Hamilton
2012 William Thomas
2011 Steve Boswell
2010 Robert McEachern
2009 Mike Coupe
2008 Gene Smith
2007 Dennis Chavez
2006 John Watts
2005 Gary Long
2004 Wade Wallace
2003 Tom Brassell
2002 Chris Holley
2001 Tim Shaw
2000 Charlie Potts
1999 Jody Henderson
1998 Kim Sellers
1997 Skip Rainer
1996 Jimmy Campbell
1995 Bruce Ravan
1994 Bill Kleinhelter
1993 Bill Smith
1992 Chuck Ingram
1991 Bobby Smith
1990 Billy Mikel
1989 Buck Smith
1988 Dick Cannon
1987 Johnny Johnston
1986 Bill McCullen
1985 Bill Roberts
1984 Jerry Brigante
1983 Mike Woodham
1982 Eddie Taylor
1981 Vic Deal
1980 Creel Richardson
1979 Rube Manasco
1978 Kirk Wyatt
1977 James Ward
1976 Don Kyzer
1975 Pledger Sullivan
1974 Houston Harrison
1973 Bob Garner
1972 Howard McGee
1971 Max Bruner
1970 James Tringas
Through the efforts of our annual banquet & summer golf tournament, we help fund numerous worthwhile sports organizations & charitable causes. Our primary beneficiaries are the Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast, Special Olympics Florida- Okaloosa, Eleanor J. Johnson Youth Center and Okaloosa Walton FCA.