Los Angeles Pool League

Marvin Beisel Award

Marvin Beisel Award

"…..for unusual dedication to the League"

(established Spring 1985)

The Marvin Beisel Award was established by a unanimous vote of the Captains at the Spring 1985 Registration Meeting. The honor is accorded to that member of the League who has, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, exhibited an "unusual dedication to the L.A. Pool League." Formerly known as the Mike LaVoie Award, it was renamed in Marvin's honor. Historically, nominations are submitted in writing by the membership during the regular season to the President. A vote of the Board, by secret ballot, is generally held immediately prior to the Awards Banquet.

The award honors Marvin for his extraordinary contributions. At the time, he had served an unprecedented six terms as "Secretary" (now called "President" to be consistent with our West Coast Challenge member Leagues), designed our official logo, constructed the format of our weekly standings, and established the GUIDE in Spring 1982 providing us with the first six editions. His column in DATA BOY titled "Cues Nues" ran for more than three years providing news of League events and a host of humorous anecdotes.  As our League historian, he preserved our records and conducted research on missing information.

He was presented with the Mike LaVoie Award twice, the Sportsmanship Award and four Special Recognition Awards.

The membership acknowledged that his standard of excellence could be preserved in perpetuity by naming the League's most prestigious service award in his honor.

With the League experiencing a normal evolution of its membership, the newer players may not be aware of Marvin's prior contributions. With this award, we strive to perpetuate his towering legacy.

Since the establishment of this award, the Governors have selected the following 13 recipients:

Pictures of former recipients: