Horseshoe pitcher Hall of Fame

Linda Dodson is the 10th Member of the Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association to be inducted into the Louisiana State Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame and the 30th in Louisiana since 1997.
Linda was born in San Antonio, Texas, met her husband Al in Lafayette, La., and they settled in Morgan City, La. in 1968, where they raised two daughters. Linda is a retired Office Manager for a local dentist, where she worked for 31 years.
Linda started playing horseshoes in 1997, when she joined the first horseshoe Club in St. Mary Parish, the LA 70 Ringers.
In December of 1997, the LA 70 Ringers and the Atchafalaya Horseshoe Club merged and became the Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association. Linda was elected the Club’s first Secretary, a position she held until 2012.
She was elected the third President of the BHPA in 2013, a position she held until 2021.
Her accomplishments on the Courts include:
LA70 Ringers Club Champion in 1999 and 2002.
BHPA League Champion Team in 1999 and 2006
Member of winning La. Team in La/Miss. Challenge in 1999 and 2000
BHPA Singles City Champion in 1999
BHPA City Doubles Champion in 2006, 2007, and 2018
BHPA Rookie of the Year 1998
BHPA Player of the Year 1999
BHPA Sportsman of Year 2003, 2009, 2015, and 2016
BHPA Most Improved Player 1999, 2003, 2017, and 2023.
Set a BHPA Record (Probably a State record also) for most improved in 1999 increasing her average
by 32.4%, from 8% to 40.4% in one season
Her State achievements include:
1999: 2nd Class “B” State Singles
2002: 3rd Class “B” State Doubles
2004: 3rd Class “A” State Mixed Doubles
2005: State Champion Class “A” Mixed Doubles
2006: 3rd Class “A” State Singles
2007: State Champion Class “B” Mixed Doubles
2008: State Champion Class “B” Mixed Doubles
2009: 3rd Class “A” State Doubles
2010: 3rd Class “B” State Mixed Doubles 2011: State Champion Class “B” Mixed Doubles
2012: 2nd Class “A” State Doubles, and 3rd Class “B” State Singles
2013: 3rd Class “B” State Mixed Doubles
2015: 3rd Class “A” State Mixed Doubles, and 3rd Class “A” State Singles
2016: State Champion Class “A” Mixed Doubles
2017: 2nd Class “A” State Doubles
2018: 2nd Class “A” State Doubles
2019: 2nd Class “B” Louisiana Open
2021: 3rd Class “A” State Mixed Doubles
2023: State Champion Class “B” Singles, and 3rd Class “A” State Doubles
2024: 2nd Class “B” State Singles
2025: State Champion Class “C” Mixed Doubles; 2nd Class “B” State Singles
Over the years Linda has competed in several World Tournaments and Horseshoe Tour events across the Country, representing Louisiana.
She joins her husband, Al along with current and past Bayou HPA members Bob Scully, Rodney Fromenthal, Jimmy Percle, Dudley Michel, Angela Percle, Lester Waguespack, Tim Gilmore and Burnie Williams into this illustrus group.