Earl Barroso
Earl was introduced to the clay target sports by a relative who was a trapshooter, but fortunately, Earl picked the right path to follow. He began shooting registered skeet in 1980, and shot competitively for 17 healthy years, out of Greater Houston Gun Club. In 1997 Earl was diagnosed with cancer. During his battle, Earl remained positive and upbeat, and continued to shoot competitively. He was always a contender , winning numerous championships throughout the State. Earl fired his last shot in 2002 at the US Open in Waco and passed a few months later.
Earl earned spots on 13 TSSA Open 1st Teams and multiple All-American Teams. Only six shooters in the history of Texas Skeet have more TSSA Open 1st Team selections.
Earl and Mary attended many of the major shoots around the country. Earl won the HOA and the .410 at the prestigious Great Eastern in 1986 when it was still held at one of the “holy grails” of Skeet, Lordship, CT. He also won HOAs at the Bluegrass (KY), Bradshaw (TX), Hardees (NC), Hillbilly (MS), and open gun championships at the North/South, Pan American, Great Western, Metropolitan, and many others.
But Earl was probably known as much for his outgoing friendly manner and his exemplary sportsmanship as much as his shooting talent. For those of you who did not have the pleasure of knowing him, ask some of his closest friends here at the banquet tonight – Jim Butler – Rocky Goodman – Cliff Moller – Betty Puryear.
If he were with us tonight, he would be pulling just as hard for you to break all your targets tomorrow, as for himself , as he was truly the purest of sportsmen.
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