USA Ultimate

Playing Career 

• Rutgers Ultimate (N.J.) 1972- 76
   
• Foothill Institute of Frisbee Culture (SoCal) 1978- 80 (finished second to condors at Western Championship)
   
• Irvine (SoCal) Mudsharks Player/Coach 1981
   
• Rutgers team went 45-1 (with 44 straight); Named the "1973-74 Ultimate All-American Squad" chosen by college captains


US National Championship Tournaments

Contributions and Service 

• European "missionary" work in the mid-1970s
   
• Director – International Frisbee Disc Association, 1975-82
   
• President – World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), 1986-92
   
• Chair – WFDF Rules & Individual Events Committees, 1993-2004
   
• Secretary – WFDF, 1998-2003
   
• 1975-94: Director of Sports Promotion, Wham-O Inc.
   
• 1994-96: Director of Sports Promotion, Mattel Sports
   
• Various Publications:   
  • Editor, Frisbee World Magazine, 1975-83
  • The Discourse, A Guide for Teachers and Students, Wham-O Press, 1978-present
  • Frisbee Sports and Games, w/ Charles Tips, Ten Speed Press, 1979
  • Frisbee Basics, Prentice Hall, 1980
  • Contributing Author, World Book Encyclopedia, 1982-present
  • Numerous articles, 1963-present

Off the playing field, Stork was one of the driving forces behind promoting and supporting Ultimate and all other disc sports through his role as head of Wham-O’s sports marketing department from 1975 to 1992. As head of the International Frisbee Association (IFA) he led developmental efforts outside of the U.S. He was also able to funnel Wham-O’s promotional funds into several World Frisbee Championships held in the rose Bowl in the mid-1970s, including the East-West All-Star Ultimate Game, for which travel expenses were provided. He developed the structure of flying disc sport organizations such as the Ultimate Players Association, Guts Players Association, and Freestyle Players Association, as well as the national Flying Disc Associations in numerous countries around the world. Furthermore, he identified charismatic individuals to lead these groups, and then helped fund these nascent organizations in a variety of creative ways without an explicit payback. Besides providing direction and support to the UPA and other groups in the U.S., he also was instrumental in the international arena, developing the concept for the World Flying Disc Federation and serving as the catalyst for its formation. He has served as WFDF, President, Secretary General, Board member, and general consultant, and remains active globally in the organization of flying disc events.

Other Accomplishments

Personal Life