NATE MORRISON

1922-


Born March 11, 1922 in Sacramento, California, Nate Morrison grew up in the foothills northeast of Bakersfield.

Nate became interested in archery at a very young age, and his "poor equipment did very little to reduce the rabbit and squirrel population." It was during his high school days that Nate was introduced to "modern archery" while dating "Osage" Jim Murphy's daughter (whom he later married). Jim gave Nate an Osage bow and some decent arrows. This introduction to archery caused Nate, after his military service, to hang up his gun and become a dedicated archer.

Nate joined the Kern County Archers in 1946, and in addition to competing in many local tournaments in Central and Southern California, he served as Secretary Treasurer of that club and later for the Central California Bowman Region. In 1952 Nate was elected Secretary Treasurer of California Bowmen Hunters and served eight years until business and personal reasons forced him to resign.

As Secretary Treasurer of the State Field Organization (CBH), Nate traveled throughout the state, selecting tournament sites, attending regional fish and game meetings, meeting with state senators and assemblymen helping to get acceptable legislation passed.

Nate's real interest in archery was hunting, and his fondest memories are of sharing those hunts with "some great archers? Nate's contribution to archery was the many years that he spent helping organized archery work in California.

Nate Morrison - A working archer.

Inducted 1986