List of CAC Award Winners
A full list of the individuals honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club:
2013
The Iron Mike Award: “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff
The Lou Thesz Lifetime Acheivement Award: Bill Moody
James C. Melby Historian Award: George Schire
Mens Wrestling award: Jake Roberts, Matt Riviera, Adam Copeland(unable to attend due to injury in 2011)
Future Legend Award: Bobby Sharp
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Ken Jugan
Ladies Wrestling Award: Molly Holly, Sandy Partlow
Golden Ear Award: David Cantu
2012
The Iron Mike Award: Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Wendi Richter
The Lou Thesz Award: Ricky Steamboat
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Brian Westcott
Mens Wrestling award: Michelle Starr, Mike Webster, Bill DeMott
Future Legend Award: Kyle Matthews
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Al Burke
Ladies Wrestling Award : Judy Martin, “Ivory” Lisa Moretti
REEL Award : Dan Haggerty Grizzly Adams
Special Presentations: Announcers Award Bill Kersten
2011
The Iron Mike Award: Sgt. Slaughter
The Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Mick Foley
The Lou Thesz Award: Rick Martel
Men’s Wrestling (Retired) Award: Dan Kroffat, Alex Knight
Men’s Wrestling (Active) Award: The Honky Tonk Man
Women’s Wrestling (Retired) Award: Darling Dagmar, Rockin’ Robin
Women’s Wrestling (Active) Award: Awesome Kong
The Red Bastien Friendship Award: Darla Taylor Staggs
Posthumous Award: Michel Martel
Manager’s Award: Bruno Lauer
International Award: Pat Barrett
Family Award: Tommy, Doug, and Eddie Gilbert
The James C. Melby Historian Award: Tom Burke
Future Legend Award: Kyle Sebastian
2010
Art Abrams Award: Jim Ross
Lou Thesz Award: Dan Severn
Iron Mike Award: Ted DiBiase
Womens Wrestling Award: Joyce Grable
Mens Wrestling Award: Dean Higuchi, Rip Hawk, Roger Kirby
REEL Award: Magic Schwarz
International Award: Pat Barrett
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Vince Fahey
Posthumous Award: Lee Fields, George Scrap Iron Gadaski
James C. Melby Award: Vance Nevada
Future Legend Award: Oliver John
Jason Sanderson Award: Yvonne Melcher
Golden Ear Award: Tom Andrew
Master of Ceremony: J.J. Dillon, Terry Funk
2009
Master of Ceremonies for the 2009 CAC Banquet:J.J. Dillon
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Shuhei Aoki
Men’s Wrestling: The Cormier Family, Art Crews, Akio Sato, Bill Sky
Posthumous Award: George Gordienko, Eddie Sullivan
Ladies Wrestling: Princess Jasmine, Luna Vachon
Future Legend: Trevor Murdoch
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Reggie Parks
Iron Mike Award: Nick Bockwinkel
Lou Thesz Award: Bob Roop
James C. Melby Historian Award: Stephen Yohe
Note that Bill Bowman and Princess Jasmine were honored in absentia due to severe health issues
2008
Posthumous Award: Orville Brown
Mens Wrestling: Haruka Eigen, Ronnie Garvin, The Wrestling Guerreros, Paul “Butcher” Vachon
Iron Mike Award: Bret Hart
Future Legend: Ricky Landell
Ladies Wrestling: Betty Niccoli
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Pat Patterson
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Joyce Paustian
James C. Melby Historian Award: Scott Teal
Lou Thesz Award: Steve Williams
2007
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Don Leo Jonathan
Lou Thesz Award: Danny Hodge
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Geigel
Posthumous Award: Yukon Eric and Betty Joe Hawkins
Future Legend Award: Takeshi Morishima
Scholarship Award Winners: Frankie Buenafuente
Reel Member Inductees: Rock Riddle
Other honorees included J.J. Dillon, Tito Carreon, Duke Myers, Bob Leonard, Cowboy Bob Kelly and Laura Martinez.
2006
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Harley Race
Lou Thesz Award: Verne Gagne
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Sharkey
Posthumous Award: Bobby Shane and Vivian Vachon
Future Legend Award: Mariko Yoshida
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Karl Roach and Skandar Akbar
Martial Arts Honorees: Mike Martelle
Other honorees included Killer Tim Brooks, Scott Casey, Mil Máscaras, Pepper Martin and Bill White.
2005
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Terry Funk
Lou Thesz Award: Jack Brisco
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Les Thatcher
Future Legend Award: Frankie Kazarian
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Exotic Adrian Street
Other honorees included Ernie Ladd, Kenny Jay, Danielle Colley, Paul Christy & Miss Bunny Love and Sir Oliver Humperdink.
2004
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
Lou Thesz Award: Antonio Inoki
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Danny Hodge
Posthumous Award: Wild Bull Curry
Future Legend Award: “Cheerleader” Melissa Anderson
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Don Fargo
Other honorees included Bill Melby, Billy Darnell, Sandy Parker, “Playboy” Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskoski, Margaret Garcia, George Steele, Baron Von Raschke, Ann Casey, Percival Friend, Moondog Ed Moretti, Paul Jones, Lester Welch, Charlie Smith and Omar Atlas.
2003
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Angelo Savoldi
Posthumous Award: Rhonda Singh
Future Legend Award: Steve Fender
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Bob Roop
Other honorees included Verne Bottoms, Bill Moody, Percival Pringle III, Tom Andrews, Buddy Colt, Buddy Roberts, Tito Montez, Bruce Swayze, Moose Morowski and Don Leo Jonathan.
2002
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Walter “Killer” Kowalski
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Mike Chapman
Posthumous Award: Nell Stewart and Hercules Cortez
Future Legend Award: Chris Benoit
Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Ackerman
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: The Fields Brothers
Reel Member Inductees: Alan Koss
Martial Arts Honorees: Juan Hernandez
Other honorees included Ox Baker, B. Brian Blair, Judy Grable, Maria DeLeon, Mr. Wrestling, Jimmy Valiant and Fray Tormenta.
2001
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Stu Hart
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Ted Lewin
Future Legend Award: Donovan Morgan
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Corsica Joe and Sarah Lee
Reel Member Inductees: Roddy Piper, Mimi Lesseos and Don Stroud
Martial Arts Honorees: Gokor Chivichyan
Boxing Honorees: Richard Sandoval, Cornelius Boza Edwards, Jose Flores and Paul Banke
Other honorees included Rita Cortez, George Scott, Reggie Parks, Norman Fredrick Charles III, Kay Noble, Marie & Ann LaVerne, Pampero Firpo, Bill Watts and Jack Laskin.
2000
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Ray “Thunder” Stern
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Fr. Bill Olivas
Future Legend Award: Kurt Angle
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Sputnik Monroe
Reel Member Inductees: Stan Shaw, Tommy “Butch” Bond, Joe Don Baker, Joe Roselius, Marion Ross and Robert Forster.
Boxing Honorees: Gene Fullmer, Eddie Futch, Willie Bean, Maurice “Dub” Harris, Andy Price and Russell G. Rodriguez
Other honorees included Gene Stanlee, The Crusher, Titi Paris, Ethel Brown, Billy Andersen, Natasha the Hatchet Lady, Beverly Shade, Stan Kowalski, Stan Pulaski and Fritz Von Goering.
1999
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Gable
Other honorees included Ken Patera, Jack Donovan and Bob Geigel.
1998
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Lou Thesz
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: William Papas
Scholarship Award Winners: Billy Pappas
Other honorees included Danny Hodge, Fred Blassie, Dory Funk, Jr. and Dan Severn
1997
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Tom Drake
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Penny Banner
Reel Member Inductees: Elliott Gould, Tommy Sands and Terry Moore
Boxing Honorees: Don Fraser, Lou Filippo and Robert Salazar
Other honorees included:
Elizabeth, New Jersey (October 11): Sika Anoa’i, Ted Lewin, Donn Lewin, The Fabulous Moolah, Jimmy Valiant, Jim Cornette, Diamond Lil, The Destroyer, The Dudley Boyz, Devon Storm and Georgiann Makropoulos.
Studio City, California (March 15): Tony Borne, Don Curtis, Tom Drake, Dan Manoukian, Steve Rickard and Jim White.
1996
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Dick Beyer
Scholarship Award Winners: Gordy Morgan and Marty Morgan
Reel Member Inductees: Lawrence Tierney, Fred Williamson, Denver Pyle, Beverly Garland, Norm Crosby and John T. Smith.
Boxing Honorees: Chuck Wepner
Other honorees included:
Tampa, Florida (October 26): Angelo Poffo, Bonnie Watson, Judy Glover, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Carl Engstrom, Wahoo McDaniel, Gordon Solie and Molly McShane.
Elizabeth, New Jersey (October 5): Vince McMahon, Vince McMahon,Sr., Jimmy Snuka and Tammy Lynn Sytch.
Studio City, California (March 16): Stan Hansen, Nelson Royal, Art Michalik, Stan Stasiak, Larry Zbyszko, Angelo Mosca, Seiji Sakaguchi, Masami Yoshida, Chigusa Nagayo, Bobby Heenan, Baron Von Raschke and Antonio Inoki.
1995
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Gene LeBell
Reel Member Inductees: Binnie Barnes, Marie Windsor, Jan Merlin and John Saxton
Martial Arts Honorees: Benny Urquidez and Mimi Lessos
Boxing Honorees: Gabriel Ruelas and Rafael Ruelas
Other honorees included:
Elizabeth, New Jersey (September 30): Angelo Savoldi, Capt. Lou Albano, Abe Coleman, Gloria Barratini, Millie Stafford, Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz and The Public Enemy.
Studio City, California (March 8): Tiger Conway, Sr., Leo Garibaldi, Sue Sexton, Dave Levin, Ray Stevens, The Sheik and Buddy Lee.
1994
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Vic Christy
Reel Member Inductees: Harry Carey, Jr.
Boxing Honorees: Lou Bogash, Joe Graziano, Lou Couture, Jocko V. Ananian, Micky Finn, Tom McNeely, Harol Gomes, Willie Pep, Carmen Basilio and Vincent Pazienza
Other honorees included:
Springfield, Massachusetts (October 1): Gorilla Monsoon, Pedro Morales, Brittany Brown, Candi Devine, Arnold Skaaland, Jackie Nichols, Karl Von Hess, Ilio DiPaolo and Kitty Adams.
Studio City, California (March 19): Dick Hutton, Billy Robinson, Stuart McCullum, Al Costello, Peggy Allen, Sherri Martel, Ed Francis and Sue Green.
1993
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Hard Boiled Haggerty
Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Cline and Mike Bresnan
Reel Member Inductees: John Agar, Guy Madison, John Phillip Law and Will Hutchins.
Boxing Honorees: Genaro (Chicanito) Hernandez, Zacky Padilla, Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Witowich, Chuck Bodak, Jerry Moore, Petey Servin and Jerry Quarry
Other honorees included Verne Gagne, “Cowboy” Bob Ellis, Kinji Shibuya, Wendi Richter, Barbi Dahl and Peggy Patterson.
1992
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Woody Strode
Reel Member Inductees: Woody Strode
Boxing Honorees: Clarence Henry, Fabela Chavez, Jimmy Roybal, Jimmy Casino and Dave Maier
Other honorees included Maurice Vachon, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Rey Urbano, Johnny James, Gene Kiniski, Pepper Gomez, Penny Banner, Debbie Combs, Belle Starr, Donna Christantello and Diamond Lil.
Awards to Honorees from 1995 to present.
Iron Mike Award:
2013 Ivan Koloff
2012 Stone Cold Steve Austin
2011 Sgt. Slaughter
2010 Ted DiBiase
2009 Nick Bockwinkel
2008 Bret Hart
2007 Don Leo Jonathan
2006 Harley Race
2005 Terry Funk
2004 Bobby Heenan
2003 Maurice Mad Dog Vachon
2002 Walter Killer Kowalski
2001 Stu Hart
2000 Ray Stern
1999 Jesse Ventura
1998 Lou Thesz
1997 Tom Drake
1996 Dick The Destroyer Beyer
1995 Gene LeBell
Lou Thesz Award:
2013 Bill Moody “Paul Bearer”
2012 Ricky Steamboat
2011 Rick Martel
2010 Dan Severn
2009 Bob Roop
2008 Steve Williams
2007 Danny Hodge
2006 Verne Gagne
2005 Jack Brisco
2004 Antonio Inoki (First recipient of this award)
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement:
2012 Wendi Richter
2011 Mick Foley
2010 Jim “JR” Ross
2009 Reggie Parks
2008 Pat Patterson
2007 Bob Geigel
2006 Eddie Sharky
2005 Les Thatcher
2004 Danny Hodge
2003 Angelo Savoldi
2002 Mike Chapman
2001 Ted Lewin
2000 Father Bill Olivas
1999 Dan Gable
1998 William Pappas
1997 Penny Banner
Red Bastien Friendship Award:
2012 Brian Westcott
2011 Darla Taylor
2010 Vince Fahey
2009 Shuhei Aoki
2008 Joyce Paustian
2007 Diane Devine
Mens Wrestling award:
2013 Jake Roberts, Matt Riviera
2012 Michelle Starr, Mike Webster, Bill DeMott
2011 Dan Kroffat, Alex Knight, Honky Tonk Man, Adam Copeland”Edge”
2010 Dean Ho, Rip Hawk, Roger Kirby
2009 Bill Sky Bowman, The Cormiers, Art Crews, Akio Sato 2008 Haruka Eigen, Ronnie Garvin, The Wrestling Guerreros, Paul Butcher Vachon
2007 Tito Carreon, JJ Dillon, Bob Kelly, Bob Leonard (Non-Combatant), Duke Myers,
2006 Killer Tim Brooks, Cowboy Scott Casey, Pepper Martin, Mil Mascaras, Dr. Ken Ramey, Bill White
2005 Paul Christy, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Kenny Jay, Ernie Ladd
2004 Omar Atlas, Billy Darnell, Percival A. Friend, Paul Jones, Bill Melby, Moondog Ed Moretti, Baron Von Raschke, Playboy Buddy Rose, Charlie Smith, George The Animal Steele, Lester Welch, Ed Wiskoski
2003 Tom Andrews, Buddy Colt, Don Leo Jonathan, Tito Montez, Moose Morowski, Percival Pringle III, Buddy Roberts, Bruce Swayze
2002 Ox Baker, B. Brian Blair, Fray Tormenta, Tim Woods, Jimmy Valiant
2001 Norman Frederick Charles, Pampero Firpo, Jack Laskin, Reggie Parks, George Scott, Bill Watts
2000 Billy Anderson, Stan Kowalski, Reggie Crusher Lisowski, Stan Pulaski, Gene Stanlee, Fritz Von Goering
1999 Gene Anderson, Jack Donovan, Bob Geigel, Ken Patera,
1998 Art Abrams, Fred Blassie, Dory Funk Jr., Danny Hodge, Dan Severn
1997 Jim White, Devon Storm, Steve Rickard, Dan Manoukian, Donn Lewin, Ted Lewin, Dick Dudley, Devon Dudley, Bubba Ray Dudley, Don Curtis, Jim Cornette, Tiger Conway, Jr., Tiger Conway, Sr., Tony Borne, Dick Beyer, Sika Anoai
1996 Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Cal Engstrom, Stan Hansen, Bobby Heenan, Antonio Inoki, Angelo Mosca, Angelo Poffo, Nelson Royal, Seiji Sakaguchi, Larry The Great Malenko Simon, Jimmy Snuka, Gordon Solie, Stan Stasiak, George Steele, Milo Steinborn, Baron Von Raschke, Larry Zbyszko
Future Legend Award:
2013 Bobby Sharp
2012 Kyle Matthews
2011 Kyle Sebastian
2010 Oliver John
2009 Trevor Murdoch
2008 Ricky Landell
2007 Takeshi Morishima
2006 Mariko Yoshida
2005 Frankie Kazarian
2004 Melissa Anderson
2003 Steve Fender
2002 Chris Benoit
2001 Donovan Morgan
2000 Kurt Angle (First recipient of this award)
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award:
2013 Ken Jugan
2012 Al Burke
2011 Lisa Haynes
2010 Yvonne Melcher(First recipient of this award)
James C. Melby Historian Award :
2013 George Schire
2011 Tom Burke
2010 Vance Nevada
2009 Steve Yohe
2008 Scott Teal (First recipient of this award)
Golden Ear award :
2013 David Cantu
2011 Jack Armstrong
2010 Tom Andrew
Ladies Wrestling Award :
2013 Molly Holly, Sandy Partlow
2012 Judy Martin, Ivory Lisa Moretti
2011 Rockin Robin, Darling Dagmar, Amazing Kong
2010 Joyce Grable
2009 Princess Jasmine, Luna Vachon
2008 Betty Niccoli
2007 Laura Martinez
2006 Jessica Rogers
2005 Miss Bunny Love
2004 Ann Casey, Margaret Garcia, Sandy Parker
2003 Verne Bottoms
2002 Maria DeLeon, Judy Grable
2001 Rita Cortez, Ann LaVerne, Kay Noble,
2000 Ethel Brown, Natasha the Hatchet Lady, Titi Paris, Beverly Shade
1997 Diamond Lil (Kate Glass), Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison), Ella Waldek
1996 Judy Glover, Molly McShane, Chigusa Nagayo, Ella Waldek, Bonnie Watson, Masami Yoshida
Posthumous Award :
2011 Michel Martel
2010 George Gadaski, Lee Fields
2009 George Gordienko, Eddie Sullivan
2008 Orville Brown
2007 Betty Jo Hawkins, Yukon Eric Holmback
2006 Bobby Shane, Vivian Vachon
2004 Bull Curry
2003 Rhonda Singh
2002 Hercules Cortez, Nell Stewart
REEL Award :
2012 Dan Haggerty Grizzly Adams
2010 Magic Schwarz
2007 Rock Riddle
2002 Alan Koss
2001 Mimi Lesseos, Roddy Piper
2000 Don Stroud
1997 Tommy Butch Bond, Stan Shaw
1996 Joe Don Baker, Robert Forster, John Roselius, Marion Ross
1995 Binnie Barnes, Marie Windsor, Jan Merlin and John Saxton
Boxing / Martial Arts Award :
2006 Mike Martelle (Martial Arts)
2002 Juan Hernandez (Martial Arts)
2001 Paul Banke (Boxing), Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Boxing), Gokor Chivichyan (Martial Arts), Jose Flores (Boxing), Richard Sandoval (Boxing)
2000 Gene Fullmer (Boxing), Eddie Futch (Boxing)
1999 Rocky Marciano (Boxing)
1997 Willie Bean (Boxing), Maurice Dub Harris (Boxing)
1996 Lou Filippo, Don Fraser, Robert Salazar
1995 Benny Urquidez and Mimi Lessos 1995 Gabriel Ruelas and Rafael Ruelas
Special Presentations:
2012 Announcers Award Bill Kersten
2011 Family Award The Gilberts
2010 International Award Pat Barrett
2009 BJ Race, Dean & Ruth Silverstone
2005 The Orton Family, John Tolos
2004 Nick Ackerman
2003 Johnny Valentine
2000 The Dusek Family Riot Squad
1997 Curt Hennig, Larry Hennig, Dean Silverstone
1996 Art Abrams, Paul Anderson, Art Michalik
1995
Other honorees included:
Elizabeth, New Jersey (September 30): Angelo Savoldi, Capt. Lou Albano, Abe Coleman, Gloria Barratini, Millie Stafford, Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz and The Public Enemy.
Studio City, California (March 8): Tiger Conway, Sr., Leo Garibaldi, Sue Sexton, Dave Levin, Ray Stevens, The Sheik and Buddy Lee.
Scholarship Award :
2010 Trevor K. Lauer
2007 Frankie Buenafuente
2002 Nick Ackerman
1998 Billy Pappas
1996 Grady Morgan, Matt Morgan
