John Yount
(1895-1981)
Class of 1974
Contributor to the Sport
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Founder, North American Field Archery; led to the formation of the National Field Archery Association, 1939
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Secretary/ Treasurer, National Field Archery Association, 1939-58
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Field Captain, National Archery Association's National Tournament, 1935
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Created the first National Field Archery Association Handbook and designed the familiar stump and arrow insignia
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Recipient, National Archery Association's Thompson Medal of Honor, 1944
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1968 - NFAA Executive Secretary, George Rohrbach, with Vera and John Yount as they study a list of NFAA "Old Timers".
Roy Case and John Yount
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