Jimmy Robinson
Minneapolis, MN
Elected: 1977
Supporting Member
 When Jimmy
Robinson was inducted into the Trapshooting Hall of Fame in
August, 1971, his friend Ernie Maetzold recounted some of Jimmy's
accomplishments. Well known in the pages of Sports Afield,
Jimmy names the All-American Trap and Skeet Teams. writes a
monthly article about shooters, conducts the Sports Afield duck
survey each year.
Jimmy published Hits
and Misses in 1941. stories and records of past Grand American
Trapshooting events. A subsequent new book brought those records
up to date. A recognized statistician in the shooting field,
editor and score keeper of yearly averages, Jimmy has attended the
Grand American for 49 years.
The "hunter's
special," an event which enables new shooters to get a start
in trapshooting without competing against experienced shooters
with an average, was promoted by Jimmy Robinson.
He was one of the
first to write nationally about Ducks Unlimited, giving the
organization a strong boost since the start. He operates a duck
club in the Manitoba marshes. In 1953 Jimmy received the Minnesota
Conservation Award for his efforts toward conservation and for
publicizing the state of Minnesota.
Each year the number
of Trapshooters increases, but so too do the numbers of those who
equate firearms with violence and lawlessness. Perhaps Jimmy
Robinson's most important contribution has been to introduce
trapshooters and their legal and sporting use of guns to a public
who might not otherwise understand the sport. (by
Maureen Beuning - 1972)
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