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- Founded Pearson Archery in 1932 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Initiated the first mass production of archery sets beginning in the late 1930's
- Innovator of the molded fiberglass bow
- Sponsor of one of the first professional money tournaments, The Ben Pearson Open, 1958-67
- Promoted archery throughout North America
- Recipient, National Field Archery Association Compton Medal of Honor
- Elected to the Arkansas Outdoor Sportsman's Hall of Fame, 1992
- Inducted into the National Sporting Goods Association Hall of Fame, 1996
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Ben Pearson Open, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
Greeting Card
Pearson signis Cobo Hall contract, Jack Witt looking on,1960s
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