Arkansas Walk of Fame

Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

 

 

Helen Gurley Brown

Author

Green Forest

Inducted 2001

 

Wrote best selling book, "Sex and the Single Girl," 1962 Editor in Chief of "Cosmopolitan

Magazine" 1965 - 1996.  Author of seven best selling books on the role of women.  Winner

 of three Frances Holmes Advertising Copywriters Awards.

 

 

Hubert "Geese" Ausbie

Basketball

Little Rock

Inducted 2004

 

Clown Prince from 1961 - 1985 of world famous Harlem Globetrotters.  High school first

team player of the century.  All American at Philander Smith College and was 3rd highest

scorer in nation.  Performed over 25 times on ABC Sports Specials.  94 awarded the Legends

Ring.  Is teams VP of Global Ambassadors.

 

 

Randy Goodrum

Music

Hot Springs

Inducted 2002

 

ASCAP Country Songwriter of the year 1981.  Wrote "You Needed Me," No. 1 pop song

in U.S. 1978, for Anne Murray.  No. 1 Hits, "Bluer than Blue" (Michael Johnson);

"Brokenhearted Me" (Anne Murray); "What are We Doing in Love" (Kenny Rogers and Dottie

West); "Oh Sherrie" (Steve Perry)

 

 

Mark Davis

Fishing

Mount Ida

Inducted 1996

 

First to win B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and Bassmasters Classic in the same year. 

Only B.A.S.S. Pro to win Grand Slam 1995.  Three times B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year. 

Second largest stringer in B.A.S.S. Tournament history  41 pounds 10 ounces.

 

 

Steve Stephens

Television Pioneer

Newport

Inducted 2004

 

Host of KTHV's "Steve's Show" 1957 - 65.  5 time Top TV Personality of Ar.  Founding

CHM LR Motion Picture & TV Com.  Ar. Entertainers Hall of Fame.  U.S. Senate

Aide, U.S. Delegate to Partners of Americas Hemispheric Conf.  Life Trustee Nat. March

of Dimes Foundation.  Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

 

The Browns

Music

Sparkman

Inducted 2000

Jim Ed and sisters Maxine and Bonnie.  Members of the Grand Ole Opry since 1963. 

Recording of "The Three Bells," in 1959 holds record for most weeks at No. 1 on pop and

country charts.  Hits "The Old Lamplighter," "Have you ever been lonely," "Looking

Back to See."

 

 

Paul Runyan

Professional Golf

Hot Springs

Inducted 2002

 

Member of  PGA Hall of Fame, 28 tour titles PGA Champion 1934 and 1935.  Senior

PGA Champion 1961 and 1962.  Member of the Ryder Cup Teams.  Member of World

Golf Teachers Hall of Fame.

 

 

Freeman Harrison Owens

Cinematographer

Pine Bluff

Inducted 2003

 

World renowned inventor filmed for Universal & Fox Studios.  Had 11812 inventions

and 200 patents including sound for motion pictures, slow motion, 3D, Neilsen Rating

System, 16, 25, 70 MM cameras, Kodak Plastic Lens making the Brownie camera affordable. 

Was official U.S. Marine Photographer in World War I.

 

 

The Martins

Gospel Music

Hamburg

Inducted 2002

 

Four No. 1 single hits.  Six Dove Awards including three gospel albums of the year

and three gospel songs of the year.  Two Grammy nominations and Trio of the year

1995, 1996, and 1997.

 

 

Lo Warneke

Basebell

Mt. Ida

Inducted 2006

 

The "Arkansas Hummingbird."  Led National League as a Chicago Cub in 1932 with

22 wins 4 shutouts and era of 237 only person to play in and umpire World Series

and All Star Games.  2 World Series and 5 All Star Games.  No hit reds in 1941. 

Ended career as a Cardinal and served 10 years as Garland County Judge in Hot Springs.

 

Photographed September 10, 2006 by Pris Weathers and Christina Head.

 

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