Dan "Stork" Roddick is a long-time disc sport champion and organizer in both the U.S. and internationally. He has been inducted into all 4 of the Flying Disc Hall of Fames (Ultimate, Disc Golf, Freestyle, Frisbee). Stork was an early star of the game of Ultimate with college champion Rutgers University (with a record of 45-1), where he was Irv Kalb’s favorite scoring target, and he was a winner of national and world championships in individual events including disc golf, freestyle and accuracy. Stork was one of the driving forces behind promoting and supporting Ultimate and all other disc sports through his role as head of Wham-O’s sports marketing department from 1975-92, ensuring sufficient financial support for the UPA in its first decade of existence. Besides providing direction and support to TK (Tom Kennedy) and others for their efforts in the U.S., he also was instrumental in the international arena, serving as World Flying Disc Federation President from 1986-1992 and as secretary from 1998-2003. An Eagle Scout in his youth, Stork has written numerous articles and books on disc sports. He is credited with framing Ultimate’s defining "Spirit of the Game" philosophy which has guided play for the past 40 years of competition.
Dan “Stork” Roddick is a friend and mentor and is widely considered the Godfather of Frisbee. Stork is in all of the frisbee hall of fames (Ultimate, Disc Golf, Freestyle, and Frisbee), has been playing and growing the sport for more than 50… Read More »Thoughts on Spirit of the Game with Dan “Stork” Roddick
Dan “Stork” Roddick is a friend and mentor and is widely considered the Godfather of Frisbee. Stork is in all of the frisbee hall of fames (Ultimate, Disc Golf, Freestyle, and Frisbee), has been playing and growing the sport for… Read More »Dan “Stork” Roddick on Gender Equity in Ultimate
I The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just beyond reach. This force is technically called “car suck”. II The higher the quality of a catch or the comment… Read More »The Ten Commandments of Frisbee