Phil Thielman
St. Cloud, MN
Elected: 1991
Supporting Member
 During
the 70 years that Phil has been shooting, he has spent many long
hours teaching and helping shooters. For 15 years, he helped teach
at the Florida shooting camp with both experienced and novice
shooters as students. While helping teach at the NRA Junior
shooting camp at St. Cloud, he was influential in getting several
young shooters started on successful shooting careers.
A familiar sight at
many St. Cloud shoots was Phil walking behind the firing line and
suggesting an improvement to a shooter. He of course was able to
teach and suggest from experience because of his years of fine
shooting.
It is difficult to
recall the many trophies he has won during 70 years of
competition, but an example would be the New York Athletic Club
trophy, dated April 1921, that he won when he was only 14 years
old.
Sixty-five years
later, at the age of 79, he won the Minnesota State Handicap
Championship with a 99.
During the 70 years of
shooting he has won several championship trophies. Phil's scores
have always been at the top of the winners boards, and he has won
many Veteran's trophies in addition to his championship awards.
Phil was the Secretary
of the Central Minnesota Gun Club, and a Board member for 26
years. He served many years as a safety officer for league
shooting, a job which he took very seriously. Even though
his health has been poor he still shoots league and practice.
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