SAGAMORE HILL AWARD
Outstanding Trophies Worthy of
Distinction
The
Sagamore Hill Medal is given by the Roosevelt family in memory
of Theodore Roosevelt (Founder and first President of the Boone
and Crockett Club), Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Kermit Roosevelt.
It was created in 1948. It may be awarded by the Big Game Final
Awards Judges Panel, if in their opinion there is an outstanding
trophy worthy of great distinction. Only one may be given in any
Big Game Awards program. A
special award may also be presented by the Executive Committee
of the Boone and Crockett Club for distinguished devotion to the
objectives of the Club. The Sagamore Hill Medal is the highest
award given by the Boone and Crockett Club
Below is a list of all the recipients of the Sagamore Hill Trophy Award:
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1948 - Robert
C. Reeve |
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1949 - E.C.
Haase Rocky Mountain goat Score: 56-6/8 Location: Babine Mts., British Columbia |
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1950 - Dr.
R.C. Bentzen typical wapiti Score: 441-6/8 Location: Bighorn Mts., Wyoming |
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1951 - George
Lesser |
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1953 - Edison
Pillmore typical mule deer Score: 203-7/8 Location: North Park, Colorado |
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1957 - Frank
Cook Dall’s sheep Score: 185-6/8 Location: Chugach Mts., Alaska |
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1959 - Fred
C. Mercer typical wapiti Score: 419-4/8 Location: Madison County, Montana |
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1961 - Harry
L. Swank Jr. |
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1963 - Norman
Blank |
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1965 - Melvin
J. Johnson typical whitetail Score: 204-4/8 Location: Peoria County, Illinois |
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1973 - Doug
Burris Jr. typical mule deer Score: 226-4/8 Location: Dolores County, Colorado |
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1976 - Garry
Beaubien |
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1986 - Michael
J. O’Haco, Jr. pronghorn Score: 93-4/8 Location: Coconino County, Arizona |
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1989 - Gene
C. Alford cougar Score: 16-3/16 Location: Idaho County, Idaho |
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1992 - Charles
E. Erickson Jr. non-typical Coues’ whitetail Score: 155 Location: Gila County, Arizona |
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2001 - Gernot
Wober Rocky Mountain goat Score: 56-6/8 Location: Bella Coola, British Columbia |
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2010 - paul t. deuling |