The Noonan Hall of Fame - Members Listed Below...

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On October 8th, 2022 at the Closing Ceremonies of the 22nd Annual Danny Noonan Invitational, Mr. Dan Steele was inducted as the 18th member of the Noonan Hall of Fame.

Steely Dan (pictured with his dad Tommy on the right) has done it all at the Noonan. He has the 6th most wins in Noonan Cup history, but the golf is secondary to his love of the event. He is always super positive, and signifies what the Noonan is all about. Friendship and brotherhood. He has Captained several teams over the years, including 2022 where his team charged from behind to win 7.5 of the last 10 points to share the team victory. Steely has been named to the all decade team (2010-2019), won a Horserace title in 2016 and is one of two players to win TWO Mike Clem Spirit Stein Awards including the original honor in 2012.

Dan has attended the last 13 Noonans, one of the longest active streaks in Noonan history. Steely brings such a loveable, engaging attitude that makes the Noonan great. We are lucky to have you Steely, and you deserve this honor as much as anyone in history. Congrats!!

On October 10th, 2020 at the Closing Ceremonies of the 20th Annual Danny Noonan Invitational, Mr. Dan Gorman was inducted as the 16th member of the Noonan Hall of Fame.

Dan is one of the most decorated Noonan attendees of all time. Dan has not only served as a Noonan Captain a record 4 times, he and Tim Botkin are the only two people to be named to both Noonan All-Decade teams. Dan's 13 Noonan appearance are 9th all time, and he also won a Horserace Championship back in 2016. 

However, I would say Dan's contributions go way beyond his Noonan accomplishments. More importantly, he is one of the most well regarded people in our group. Dan is one of the most genuine, fun loving guys you'll ever meet. Everyone wants to play in a foursome with him, and Dan connects with everyone he spends time with. We are lucky to have him at this event, and even more lucky to call him our good friend. Congrats, Dan! You still can't move up a tee box yet, but we love you anyway :).

The 10th Noonan Hall of Fame class was enshrined on May 15th, 2016. This year's enshrinee has attended almost every Noonan over the past decade, and is a true gentlemen, although not really a true golfer. 

Even though he's not known for his prowess on the golf course, he won a Horserace Title in 2009 after shooting a 125 in the morning round. More fitting, he's also been the recipient of the Mike Clem Spirit Stein Award in 2014. This individual is known for the best sense of humor in Noonan history (unofficially of course), and is an all around great guy. Very proud to induct none other than Mike Daum, the Clown Prince of the Noonan, into the Noonan Hall of Fame. Mike, you are truly deserving. Congrats!
 

The 8th Noonan Hall of Fame class was enshrined on May 17th, 2014. This year, we had a Craig Biggio type enter the Hall of Fame...a quiet, yet consistent participant the last 10 years to the Noonan, our newest entry in the Noonan Hall of Fame is none other than Ryan Hadley (pictured on the left).

Ryan, known for years as CH's friend, has developed his own reputation the last couple of years by battling hard in the Horserace and on the craps table. Congrats on this great honor, Ryan....from now on we will refer to CH as Ryan's friend (or at least until next year's Noonan)!
 

The 6th Noonan Hall of Fame class was enshrined on May 19th, 2012. This year, there were two very special inductees, Mr. Tim Monk Sr. (pictured 2nd from the left) and Mr. Mike Clem. Interestingly enough, these two individuals are no longer regular attendees of the Noonan, but both have made a huge impact on making the Noonan what it is today. Mr. Tim Monk Sr. actually made a guest appearance to the 2012 Noonan, and he had no idea that he was to become our latest Hall of Famer. Tim attended the first seven (7) Noonans and was an instrumental part of shaping this event. Tim was the first recipient of the prestigous Gopher Award, and his famous quote "Pai Gow, Everybody Wins!" still resonates at the now destroyed Oasis Casino in Mesquite. Tim is a true Southern Gentlemen and is truly deserving of this prestigous honor. Anyone that attends the Noonan even though they don't play golf is a Hall of Famer. 

UPDATE: Tim Sr. passed away in 2015, and the Gopher Award has been renamed the "Tim Monk Sr. Gopher Award".

UPDATE: For more details on Mike Clem, refer to the Mike Clem Spirit Stein link.
 

The Fourth Hall of Fame Class in Noonan History was inducted on May 15th, 2010 at Smith & Wolensky's Restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. The newest member of the Noonan Hall of Fame was none other than Ted Buck. Ted is the 7th member of the Noonan Hall of Fame, and deservedly so. Ted has attended every Noonan except the first, and he only missed that because the Swede brothers didn't give him an invite! Ted, who has long been known for cashing big every year on the golf course, has used his skills as a trial attorney to negotiate a questionable handicap every year. His Greg Normanlike straw hat is one of the key symbolic staples that has endured over the last 10 years. The Noonan wouldn't be the same without "Ten Bucks", and we are proud to have him take our money every year. I was going to quote him from one of his many speeches at previous Noonan events, but I quite frankly don't understand most of the big lawyer words he utilizes.  It also won't hurt having a major trial attorney on the Hall of Fame committee in case our group runs into ever possible litigation down the road. Congrats, Ted!!! 

Enshrined in the Hall of Fame were none other than Gerry Fricke & Frank Swedenborg. These old timers are directly and/or indirectly responsible for almost everyone that attends the Noonan, and they have both been solid participants since the early days of the event.

Gerry, known for his frequent net eagles on the course and his ever present search for good beer was extremely honored with this new induction. Aside from his wife of 51 years, his nine children and twenty-some grandchildren, I’m guessing this is one of the highlights of his life (OR AT LEAST HIS GOLF CAREER!!).

Frank "Old" Swedenborg has been a mainstay at the Noonan since 2001 and amazed everyone with his incredible golf play in 2008. A much improved Old Swede played solid golf and still maintained his dancing skills and hairdo throughout the event this year. Unbelievably, we managed to find a "bust" of Old Swede (see photo on the right) to commemorate his enshrinement to the Noonan Hall of Fame this year.

Congrats to these two men…they are well deserving of the honor to choose future Hall of Famers in the Noonans to come, which quite frankly is really the only benefit to being in the Hall of Fame.