KANSAS
HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOCIATION
HALL OF FAME
PERL "PEP" PEPPLE
Topeka, KS
1977
PROMOTER INDUCTEE
Topeka, KS
1977 PROMOTER INDUCTEE
In the 1940s a man would come along who became famous not for his horseshoe pitching but for his promotion, publicity, and love for the game of horseshoe pitching. His name was Perl “Pep” Pepple. As a young man, Perl was a boxer and later a timekeeper at many local boxing matches. Then, the sport of horseshoe pitching attracted “Pep.” He was an active member of the Topeka Horseshoe Club, serving as promotion and publicity director for many tournaments over a good many years as well as club president for several years. Results of tournaments and other horseshoe pitching news made the newspaper solely due to “Pep’s” efforts. He was heavily involved in the construction of the horseshoe courts in Gage Park in Topeka as well as several area courts. “Pep” served as President of the Kansas State Horseshoe Pitchers Association in 1953 and 1954. In 1957 and 1958, he served as Western Regional Director for the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association. He always stressed good sportsmanship and admired those who showed their sportsmanship, even in defeat. Perhaps best known for being an outstanding calligrapher, “Pep” won many awards for his outstanding penmanship and received a special award from the United States Government for addressing invitations to President Eisenhower’s Inaugural Ball. “Pep” passed away on December 10, 1988, at the ripe old age of 96 years young. For his many years of service in promotion and publicity of the sport of horseshoe pitching, Perl “Pep” Pepple was elected into the Kansas Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame in 1977 as a promoter.
