Cauliflower Alley Club

La Cauliflower Alley Club es una organización fraternal sin ánimo de lucro, que publica un boletín y una página web, y que incluye a luchadores retirados y en activo y a boxeadores de América del Norte.

Fundado en 1965 por Mike Mazurki y Art Abrams, la organización anima una reunión anual con luchadores tradicionales y celebridades. Algunas reuniones de la organización se han celebrado en localizaciones históricas de Hollywood, como el Masquer's Club, el Hotel Hollywood Roosevelt  y la Old Spaghetti Factory, así como el hotel y casino Riviera y el RMS Queen Mary.

La Reunión CAC del año 2015 tuvo lugar del 13 al 15 de abril, en Las Vegas, Nevada. Fue animada por el Gold Coast Casino and Hotel.

Premios

2015
The Iron Mike Award: Larry "The Axe" Hennig
The Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement Award: Gerald Brisco
Tag Team Award (1st ever): Demolition
Men’s Wrestling Award: "Grappler" Len Denton, Christopher Daniels, Sinn Bodhi, The Almighty Sheik, Diamond Dallas Page
Women's Wrestling Award: "Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Lisa Marie Varon, Malia Hosaka
Future Legend Award: Wesley Brisco
Wrestling Family Award: The Romero Family
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Diamond Dallas Page
REEL Award: Terry Funk
Manager's Award: "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart
Posthumous Award: Bruiser Brody
James C. Melby Historian Award: Dennis Brent

2014
The Iron Mike Award: Terry Taylor
The Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael P.S. Hayes
Trainer's Award (1st ever): Ron Hutchison
Men’s Wrestling award: Dan “Short Sleeve” Sampson, Adam Pearce
Men’s Wrestling (Retired) Award: Buddha Khan
Ladies Wrestling Award: Melissa Anderson
Ladies Wrestling (Retired) Award: Debi Pelletier
Future Legend Award: Santana Garrett
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Sean Dunster
Red Bastien Friendship Award: John Arthur Lowe
Golden Ear Award: Jesse Hernandez
Special Recognition Award: Billy Blade

2013
The Iron Mike Award:“Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff
The Lou Thesz Award: Bill Moody
Men's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Jake Roberts, Adam Copeland
Men's Wrestling (Active) Award: Matt Riviera
Women's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Molly Holly, Sandy Partlow
James C. Melby Historian Award: George Schire
Future Legend Award: Bobby Sharp
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Lord Zoltan
Golden Ear Award: David Cantu

2012
The Iron Mike Award: Steve Austin
The Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Wendi Richter
The Lou Thesz Award: Ricky Steamboat
Men's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Michelle Starr, Mike Webster
Men's Wrestling (Active) Award: Bill DeMott
Women's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Judy Martin, Lisa Moretti
The Red Bastien Friendship Award: Brian Westcott
Future Legend Award: Kyle Matthews
Jason Sanderson Humanitarian Award: Al Burke
REEL Award: Dan Haggerty Grizzly Adams
Special Presentations: Announcers Award: Bill Kersten

2011
The Iron Mike Award: Sgt. Slaughter
The Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Mick Foley
The Lou Thesz Award: Rick Martel
Men's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Dan Kroffat, Alex Knight
Men's Wrestling (Active) Award: The Honky Tonk Man
Women's Wrestling (Retired) Award: Darling Dagmar, Rockin' Robin
Women's Wrestling (Active) Award: Awesome Kong
The Red Bastien Friendship Award: Darla Taylor Staggs
Posthumous Award: Michel Martel
Manager's Award: Bruno Lauer
International Award: Pat Barrett
Family Award: Tommy, Doug, and Eddie Gilbert
The James C. Melby Historian Award: Tom Burke
Future Legend Award: Kyle Sebastian

2010
Art Abrams Award: Jim Ross
Lou Thesz Award: Dan Severn
Iron Mike Award: Ted DiBiase
Women's Wrestling Award: Joyce Grable
Men's Wrestling Award: Dean Higuchi, Rip Hawk, Roger Kirby
REEL Award: Magic Schwarz
International Award: Pat Barrett
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Vince Fahey
Posthumous Award: Lee Fields, George “Scrap Iron” Gadaski
James C. Melby Award: Vance Nevada
Future Legend Award: Oliver John
Jason Sanderson Award: Yvonne Melcher
Golden Ear Award: Tom Andrew
Master of Ceremony: J.J. Dillon, Terry Funk

2009
Master of Ceremonies for the 2009 CAC Banquet:J.J. Dillon
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Shuhei Aoki
Men's Wrestling: The Cormier Family, Art Crews, Akio Sato, Bill Sky
Posthumous Award: George Gordienko, Eddie Sullivan
Ladies Wrestling: Princess Jasmine, Luna Vachon
Future Legend: Trevor Murdoch
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Reggie Parks
Iron Mike Award: Nick Bockwinkel
Lou Thesz Award: Bob Roop
James C. Melby Historian Award: Stephen Yohe
Note that Bill Bowman and Princess Jasmine were honored in absentia due to severe health issues

2008
Posthumous Award: Orville Brown
Men's Wrestling: Haruka Eigen, Ronnie Garvin, The Wrestling Guerreros, Paul "Butcher" Vachon
Iron Mike Award: Bret Hart
Future Legend: Ricky Landell
Ladies Wrestling: Betty Niccoli
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Pat Patterson
Red Bastien Friendship Award: Joyce Paustian
James C. Melby Historian Award: Scott Teal
Lou Thesz Award: Steve Williams

2007
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Don Leo Jonathan
Lou Thesz Award: Danny Hodge
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Geigel
Posthumous Award: Yukon Eric and Betty Joe Hawkins
Future Legend Award: Takeshi Morishima
Scholarship Award Winners: Frankie Buenafuente
Reel Member Inductees: Rock Riddle

Other honorees included J.J. Dillon, Tito Carreón, Duke Myers, Bob Leonard, Cowboy Bob Kelly and Laura Martínez.

2006
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Harley Race
Lou Thesz Award: Verne Gagne
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Sharkey
Posthumous Award: Bobby Shane and Vivian Vachon
Future Legend Award: Mariko Yoshida
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Karl Roach and Skandar Akbar
Martial Arts Honorees: Mike Martelle

Other honorees included Killer Tim Brooks, Scott Casey, Mil Máscaras, Pepper Martin and Bill White.

2005
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Terry Funk
Lou Thesz Award: Jack Brisco
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Les Thatcher
Future Legend Award: Frankie Kazarian
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Exotic Adrián Street

Other honorees included Ernie Ladd, Kenny Jay, Danielle Colley, Paul Christy & Miss Bunny Love and Sir Oliver Humperdink.

2004
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Lou Thesz Award: Antonio Inoki
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Danny Hodge
Posthumous Award: Wild Bull Curry
Future Legend Award: "Cheerleader" Melissa Anderson
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Don Fargo

Other honorees included Bill Melby, Billy Darnell, Sandy Parker, "Playboy" Buddy Rose, Ed Wiskoski, Margaret Garcia, George Steele, Baron Von Raschke, Ann Casey, Percival Friend, Moondog Ed Moretti, Paul Jones, Lester Welch, Charlie Smith, Omar Atlas.

2003
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Angelo Savoldi
Posthumous Award: Rhonda Singh
Future Legend Award: Steve Fender
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Bob Roop

Otros honrados son Verne Bottoms, Bill Moody, Percival Pringle III, Tom Andrews, Buddy Colt, Buddy Roberts, Tito Montez, Bruce Swayze, Moose Morowski, Don Leo Jonathan.

2002
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Walter "Killer" Kowalski
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Mike Chapman
Posthumous Award: Nell Stewart and Hercules Cortez
Future Legend Award: Chris Benoit
Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Ackerman
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: The Fields Brothers
Reel Member Inductees: Alan Koss
Martial Arts Honorees: Juan Hernandez

Otros honrados son Ox Baker, B. Brian Blair, Judy Grable, Maria DeLeon, Mr. Wrestling, Jimmy Valiant, Fray Tormenta.

2001
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Stu Hart
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Ted Lewin
Future Legend Award: Donovan Morgan
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Corsica Joe and Sarah Lee
Reel Member Inductees: Roddy Piper, Mimi Lesseos and Don Stroud
Martial Arts Honorees: Gokor Chivichyan
Boxing Honorees: Richard Sandoval, Cornelius Boza Edwards, Jose Flores and Paul Banke

Other honorees included Rita Cortez, George Scott, Reggie Parks, Norman Frederick Charles III, Kay Noble, Marie & Ann LaVerne, Pampero Firpo, Bill Watts and Jack Laskin.

2000
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Ray "Thunder" Stern
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Fr. Bill Olivas
Future Legend Award: Kurt Angle
Gulf Coast/CAC Honorees: Sputnik Monroe
Reel Member Inductees: Stan Shaw, Tommy "Butch" Bond, Joe Don Baker, Joe Roselius, Marion Ross and Robert Forster.
Boxing Honorees: Gene Fullmer, Eddie Futch, Willie Bean, Maurice "Dub" Harris, Andy Price and Russell G. Rodriguez

Other honorees included Gene Stanlee, The Crusher, Titi Paris, Ethel Brown, Billy Andersen, Natasha the Hatchet Lady, Beverly Shade, Stan Kowalski, Stan Pulaski and Fritz Von Goering.

1999
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Gable

Other honorees included Ken Patera, Jack Donovan and Bob Geigel.

1998
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Lou Thesz
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: William Papas
Scholarship Award Winners: Billy Pappas

Other honorees included Danny Hodge, Fred Blassie, Dory Funk, Jr. and Dan Severn

1997
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Tom Drake
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award: Penny Banner
Reel Member Inductees: Elliott Gould, Tommy Sands and Terry Moore
Boxing Honorees: Don Fraser, Lou Filippo and Robert Salazar

Other honorees included:

Elizabeth, New Jersey (October 11): Sika Anoa'i, Ted Lewin, Donn Lewin, The Fabulous Moolah, Jimmy Valiant, Jim Cornette, Diamond Lil, The Destroyer, The Dudley Boyz, Devon Storm and Georgiann Makropoulos.
Studio City, California (March 15): Tony Borne, Don Curtis, Tom Drake, Don Manoukian, Steve Rickard and Jim White.

1996
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Dick Beyer
Scholarship Award Winners: Gordy Morgan and Marty Morgan
Reel Member Inductees: Lawrence Tierney, Fred Williamson, Denver Pyle, Beverly Garland, Norm Crosby and John T. Smith.
Boxing Honorees: Chuck Wepner

Otros honrados son:

Tampa, Florida (26 de octubre): Angelo Poffo, Bonnie Watson, Judy Glover, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Carl Engstrom, Wahoo McDaniel, Gordon Solie and Molly McShane.

Elizabeth, New Jersey (5 de octubre): Vince McMahon, Vince McMahon, Sr., Jimmy Snuka and Tammy Lynn Sytch.

Studio City, California (16 de marzo): Stan Hansen, Nelson Royal, Art Michalik, Stan Stasiak, Larry Zbyszko, Angelo Mosca, Seiji Sakaguchi, Masami Yoshida, Chigusa Nagayo, Bobby Heenan, Baron Von Raschke and Antonio Inoki.

1995
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Gene LeBell
Reel Member Inductees: Binnie Barnes, Marie Windsor, Jan Merlin and John Saxton
Martial Arts Honorees: Benny Urquidez and Mimi Lessos
Boxing Honorees: Gabriel Ruelas and Rafael Ruelas

Other honorees included:

Elizabeth, New Jersey (30 de septiembre): Angelo Savoldi, Capt. Lou Albano, Abe Coleman, Gloria Barratini, Millie Stafford, Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz, The Public Enemy.

Studio City, California (8 de marzo): Tiger Conway, Sr., Leo Garibaldi, Sue Sexton, Dave Levin, Ray Stevens, The Sheik, Buddy Lee.

1994
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Vic Christy
Reel Member Inductees: Harry Carey, Jr.
Boxing Honorees: Lou Bogash, Joe Graziano, Lou Couture, Jocko V. Ananian, Micky Finn, Tom McNeely, Harol Gomes, Willie Pep, Carmen Basilio and Vincent Pazienza

Other honorees included:

Springfield, Massachusetts (October 1): Gorilla Monsoon, Pedro Morales, Brittany Brown, Candi Devine, Arnold Skaaland, Jackie Nichols, Karl Von Hess, Ilio DiPaolo and Kitty Adams.

Studio City, California (March 19): Dick Hutton, Billy Robinson, Stuart McCullum, Al Costello, Peggy Allen, Sherri Martel, Ed Francis and Sue Green.

1993
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Hard Boiled Haggerty
Scholarship Award Winners: Nick Cline and Mike Bresnan
Reel Member Inductees: John Agar, Guy Madison, John Phillip Law and Will Hutchins.
Boxing Honorees: Genaro (Chicanito) Hernandez, Zacky Padilla, Oscar De La Hoya, Mike Witowich, Chuck Bodak, Jerry Moore, Petey Servin and Jerry Quarry

Other honorees included Verne Gagne, "Cowboy" Bob Ellis, Kinji Shibuya, Wendi Richter, Barbi Dahl and Peggy Patterson.

1992
Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Woody Strode
Reel Member Inductees: Woody Strode
Boxing Honorees: Clarence Henry, Fabela Chavez, Jimmy Roybal, Jimmy Casino and Dave Maier

Other honorees included Maurice Vachon, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Rey Urbano, Johnny James, Gene Kiniski, Pepper Gomez, Penny Banner, Debbie Combs, Belle Starr, Donna Christantello and Diamond Lil.

Referencias

Otras lecturas
 "Cauliflower Alley Club Lends an Ear to Boxers, Wrestlers". Los Angeles Times.
 "Cauliflower Alley Club: 'Gentle and Warm People'". The Argus-Press.
 Historical Dictionary of Wrestling. p. 65.
 Blassie, Fred and Keith Elliot Greenberg. "Classy" Freddie Blassie: Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-6316-1
 Funk, Terry and Scott E. Williams. Terry Funk: The Hardcore Legend. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 1-58261-991-3
 LeBelle, Gene. Gene Lebell's Grappling World: The Encyclopedia of Finishing Holds. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. ISBN 0-9676543-1-9
 Loeffler, Carl E. and Darlene Tong. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Last Gasp Press, 1989. ISBN 0-86719-366-2
 Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-817-8

Enlaces externos
 Cauliflower Alley Club official website
 Cauliflower Alley Club official radio show
 SLAM! Wrestling: Cauliflower Alley Club stories
 House of Deception, Cauliflower Alley Club historia y fotos

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Organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
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