marilou jones - 1968

After the hoop was released in 1958,Wham-O sold 25 million in the first four months and over 100 million in its first year. As the fad ran its course, Wham-O again struck lucky with the release of their Frisbee.

To relaunch the Hula Hoop in the late 1960s, Wham-O staged a national competition in the US in conjunction with the National Parks & Recreation Network. The National Hula Hoop Contest (subsequently re-named the World Hul...

After the hoop was released in 1958,Wham-O sold 25 million in the first four months and over 100 million in its first year. As the fad ran its course, Wham-O again struck lucky with the release of their Frisbee.

To relaunch the Hula Hoop in the late 1960s, Wham-O staged a national competition in the US in conjunction with the National Parks & Recreation Network. The National Hula Hoop Contest (subsequently re-named the World Hula Hoop Championships) grew in scope from 500 U. S. cities in 1968 to over 2,000 cities in 1980, with two million participants. Competitors were judged on their performance of compulsory maneuvers (Knee Knocker, Stork, Hula Hop, Wrap the Mummy, Alley Oop) as well as freestyle routines set to music, establishing the roots of the contemporary freestyle Hula Hoop movement.


Winners of the national competitions during 1968 - 1981 were as follows:

* 1968 - Marilou Jones;
* 1969 - Melody Howe;
* 1970 - Richard Low;
* 1971 - Sandra Gaylord;
* 1972 - David Williams;
* 1973 - Lori Ray;
* 1974 - DeAnn DeLuna;
* 1975 - Mat Plendl;
* 1976 - Joanne Barnes;
* 1977 - Carl Cooke;
* 1978 - Robert Lynn White;
* 1979 - Mark Sforzini;
* 1980 - Lori Hayes
* 1981 - Demi Jo Carrillo

In 1983 Wham-O re-launched the Hula Hoop in western Europe, 25 years after the original worldwide craze, with national competitions staged in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The 1984 United Kingdom Championships was sponsored by KP who make Hula Hoop Crisps, and took place in Butlins holiday camps with the final at the Liverpool Garden Festival. It was won by Stephen Parkes of Nottingham.

Marilou Jones
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Marilou Jones
Sherwood Conservatory Of Music , Donors Forum , Communications Manager , Hula Hoop , Press , Read , Gift , Media , Mitchell , Overture , Symphony , April
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1968 - Marilou Jones;