John “Friz Whiz” Kirkland
A tremendous all-around competitor, Kirkland was voted the disc athlete of the seventies. He won the men’s World Overall Championships in 1977 and finished second on three other occasions, as well as winning several individual world titles.
He is still very active in the scene and continues to inspire future world champions.
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[...] our benefit and instead we grow it still at a grassroots level. I had the pleasure of interviewing John Kirkland in Fort Collins at the 2011 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships and he made the point that [...]