frisbeen : a light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
"We used to say that Frisbee is really a religion-'Frisbeeterians,' we'd call ourselves. When we die, we don't go to purgatory, we just land up on the roof and lie there." -- Ed Headrick, inventor of the Frisbee,
Hendrick loved Frisbees so much he asked that his ashes be moulded into a limited issue of memorial discs.
"When a ball dreams, it dreams it's a frisbee." -- unknown
1940s
students at many New England colleges (Yale claims to be the first) tossed pie tins from the 'Frisbie Baking Company' (Bridgeport, CT) to each other in their spare time
1948
Los Angeles building inspector Walter Frederick Morrison invented plastic versions with better accuracy and distance, one of these was called the 'Pluto Platter'
The outer slope of the modern frisbee is called the 'Morrison Slope'
1955
Rich Knerr and A.K. Melin of 'Wham-O' bought the rights to Morrison's 'Pluto Platter' design
1964
first 'Frisbees' sold, named after the original 'Frisbie' pie tins
Ed Headrick invented the 'Wham-O' design for the modern frisbee
The raised ridges on the frisbee are called the 'Rings of Headrick'
1967
highschoolers in Maplewood, New Jersey, invented Ultimate Frisbee
1975
in April the first Ultimate Frisbee tournament was played at Yale University
1979
the Ultimate Players Association (UPA) was formed
History of Messiah Ultimate
The Ultimate Frisbee Organization (UFO) was founded in 2004 by Chris Schulze. The UFO is a club open to all lovers of frisbee experienced and non. In 2004 the UFO only attended the Dickenson 'Jive Fest' where after being seeded last for the first day, came back to get first overall in the tournament. Since then the Messiah Ultimate club team 'Fire and Brimstone' has grown rapidly. In the fall 2005, armed with a new batch of enthusiastic and talented freshmen, the club team tackled four more tournaments gaining experience and confidence. Spring 2005 included 3 more tournaments and cuLminated at the West Penn Sectionals where they placed 6th out of 16 and proved that they were becoming a force to be reconned with. The once completely coed team has grown into complete competitive and nationally ranked mens and womens teams. What makes Messiah Ultimate special is the shear drive and love of the game expressed by every one of its players. All of the teams responsibilities rest completely on the players. This abnormally talented group is coached soley by its fearless leader and captain, Chris Schulze. All substitutions are up to each player's discretion, which demonstrates the unity and teamwork that is the heart and sole of the team. All of the players look forward anxiously to next fall, planning to practice all summer and return with a vengence to further their remarkably rapid growth as a team. Look out for the Messiah 'Fire and Brimstone', cause they're just getting started.
