2017
Inductee
About Terry Ragsdale
1951-
Competitor...
Terry Ragsdale began shooting archery as a young boy. Terry’s father introduced him to archery while he was in the Marines after attending an archery event in San Diego, CA.
Not too long after that, Terry’s family moved to Longview and joined the Longview Archery Club, where success for Terry soon followed.
Terry Ragsdale's Achievements
In 2020, Terry Ragsdale was inducted, along with his wife Micelle Ragsdale into the Archery Hall of Fame, Class of 2017.
Notes of Interest
• 1975 TFAA PMFS State Champion
• Youngest man to ever win an Amateur National Title at age 16
• 2 NFAA Amateur National Titles
• 1 NFAA Open National Title
• 8 NFAA Professional Titles
• Shot the first ever-perfect 900 at Las Vegas in 1985
• Shot the only 2-1200 perfects ever (uniquely the first 2 times the Vegas face was used)
• Shot a perfect 1220 ten-ring at Cobo Hall and Las Vegas in 1978
• FAA World Field Championship in 1990
• FITA Target World Championship
• Holds NFAA five day scoring record, 2782 (Field-Hunter-Expert Round, 1983)
• Hols a FITA World Record
• Only person to shoot an official 560 outdoors, 1995.
