NATIONAL ARBA CONVENTION WINNERS

Year Best of Breed Variety Best Opposite of Breed Variety Location
1948 Hugh Bower Black Hugh Bower Black Atlanta, GA
1949          
1950 Jay Magness Black Jay Magness Black Kansas City, KS
1951 Don Behnken Black Aaron Schorf   Springfield, IL
1952         Portland, OR
1953         Amarillo, TX
1954         York, PA
1955 Don Gilbert Black Frank Muffler Black Columbus, OH
1956 Frank Bares Black Halendi Viking Black St. Paul, MN
1957 Halendi Viking Blue Hugh Bowers Black Little Rock, AR
1958 L&W Rabbitry Blue Hugh Bowers Black Springfield, IL
1959 Frank Pandino Black Mrs. J. Weaver Black Syracuse, NY
1960 Halendi Viking Black Jim Shortland Blue Ft. Worth, TX
1961 Strathmans Black Frank Becicka   Louisville, KY
1962 Lou Slavens Black Robert Hill Black Tampa, FL
1963 Ben Gregory Black Sutton's Rabbitry Black Sedalia, MO
1964 Hugh Bowers Black John Bueler Black Springfield, IL
1965 Don Lovejoy Black     Pomona, CA
1966 Art Miekel Black Geroge Long Black Louisville, KY
1967 T.H. Rabbitry Blue Art Miekel Black Syracuse, NY
1968 Dale Wilcox   Bob Kahler   Pueblo, CO
1969 Karen McDonald Black Ricky Haugh Blue Calgary, Canada
1970 Y City Black Dieter Metzig Black Syracuse, NY
1971* Ellsworth Tibbetts Black Ford Rabbitry Black Alburquerque, NM
1972 Ellsworth Tibbetts Black Leonard Elsnor Black Tacoma, WA
1973 Tex Thomas Black Hugh Bowers Black Detroit, MI
1974** Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Ventura, CA
1975 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Milwaukee, WI
1976 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black York, PA
1977 Jim Lemon Black Jim Hansard Black Houston, TX
1978 Karen Guse Black Tex Thomas Black Saginaw, WI
1979 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Chocolate Tucson, AZ
1980 Tex Thomas Black Ellsworth Tibbetts Black Milwaukee, WI
1981 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Syracuse, NY
1982 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Chocolate Seattle, WA
1983* Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Colorado Springs, CO
1984 Tex Thomas Blue Tex Thomas Blue Orlando, FL
1985 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Houston, TX
1986** Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Blue Columbus, OH
1987 Tex Thomas Black Sharon Webb Black Portland, OR
1988 Don Dudley Black Tex Thomas Black Madison, WI
1989 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Blue Tulsa, OK

Year Best of Breed Variety Best Opposite of Breed Variety Location
1990** Tex Thomas Black Scott Helmke Black Tampa, FL
1991 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Pomona, CA
1992 Tex Thomas Black Ron Riddle Black Columbus, OH
1993 Tex Thomas Black Robert Fowlkes Black Puyallup, WA
1994 Tex Thomas Black John & Gary Grimm Black Tulsa, OK
1995 Don Dudley Black Tex Thomas Black Louisville, KY
1996* Tex Thomas Blue Tex Thomas Black Peoria, IL
1997 Ron Riddle Black Terry Fender Black Madison, WI
1998 Tex Thomas Blue Sharon Webb Black Portland, OR
1999 Tex Thomas Black Ron Riddle Black Louisville, KY
2000 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Black Columbus, OH
2001 Tex Thomas Blue Larry & Rita Peralta Black San Diego, CA
2002 Tex Thomas Black Connie Burant Black Peoria, IL
2003 Tex Thomas Black Melissa Carlson Blue Wichita, KS
2004 Ron Riddle Blue Tex Thomas Black Providence, RI
2005 Connie Burant Black Tex Thomas Blue Indianapolis, IN
2006 Tex Thomas Black Tex Thomas Blue Ft. Worth, TX
2007 Tex Thomas Black Ron Riddle Blue Grand Rapids, MI
2008 Sharon Webb Black Sharon Webb Black Louisville, KY
2009 Tex Thomas Blue Sharon Webb Black San Diego, CA
2010 Robert Newell Black Ron & Judy Riddle Blue Minneapolis, MN
2011 Indianapolis, IN

*Best in Show       **Best 4 Class

Silver Marten National Winners

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