Florida BBQ Association

It is the mission of the FBA to promote the uniquely American tradition of barbecuing meat over natural wood or charcoal-fired heat and smoke through education, family-friendly fellowship, and competition.

FBA HALL OF FAME

Each year a few individuals of the Florida BBQ Association are inducted into the Hall of Fame for their significant contributions to the Association and to the BBQ community

Steve Brumm, Inducted 2021

Steve has provided exceptional service to the FBA since 2006, in the capacities of President, Vice President, Board Member, Lead Representative, Rep Trainer, Judge Trainer and Master Judge. He stepped forward during FBA times of true crisis and imminent peril. As Vice President, Steve took over as President when the sitting President resigned under extreme pressure from the Board of Directors and membership, while abstaining from that vote. When Steve took over as President, there was $748 in the FBA Treasury, and several thousand dollars in debt. Steve led the FBA recovery to financial stability and formed a fully-functioning Board of Directors, forfeiting some dear friends along the way due to his insistence to always place the FBA well-being over personal desires. He was ultimately elected as President in his own right, then served again as Vice President and finally as a Board Member.

Steve is the longest serving Board Member in the history of the FBA. He wrote or rewrote almost all of the then-existing policy documents, as well as one major revision of the by-laws. He also trained approximately 150 new judges over the years, including special sessions for the 2014 FBA-sanctioned Black Gold BBQ Blowout in Hobbs, New Mexico. At least twice, he carried on with judges training in periods of blackout, i.e., no electricity.

Steve appeared twice on national television during the filming of BBQ Pit Wars while working in Rep capacity and was selected by American Queen Steamboat Company to be a guest lecturer aboard their live-aboard paddlewheel riverboats. His lecture topics were how to judge barbecue and his wacky journey through the world of competition barbecue.

Kevin Bevington, Inducted 2019

Tom & Donna Dominy, Inducted 2019

Mike English, Inducted 2019

Rob “Rub” Bagby, Inducted 2018

A member of the FBA since 2003, began competing as Swamp Boys in 2004

Competed in over 300 FBA contests

Won his first Grand Championship in 2006 in Quincy, FL

Voted to the Board of Directors 2006, Secretary 2007 and 2008, Vice-President 2008, President in 2009 and 2010

Won his first State Championship/Qualifier in 2007 in Newnan, GA

Earned the first Perfect Score in the FBA, 2010, Newnan, GA

Won the FBA State Championship in FL, GA, AL

Won the FBA Triple Crown

Represented the FBA four times at The Jack Daniel World Championships

Taught BBQ Classes to hundreds of people from across the country, Canada, and Europe

Since 2006 has been in the top 3 TOTY 9 times & top 5 TOTY 4 times

2008, 2009, 2017 Team of the Year

Won over 110 Grand and Reserve Grand Championships

Jady Hill, Inducted 2018

•    Founding Member of the Florida BBQ Association
•    Original Judge
•    First recipient of the “Person of the Year” Award

•    Pit Master of Florida Boys BBQ team

•    Organizer

•    Multiple Grand Championships

•    Actively judged and competed for 20 years

Les Price, Inducted 2017

Co-Creator of FBA and elected member of the Board of Directors during its initial three years.
Organized the FBA introductory ’start-up’ meeting.
Wrote the FBA organizational documents and rules and regulations.
Organized and ran the first FBA sanctioned BBQ contest.

Norm Spradlen, Inducted 2017

FBA’s first President (un-elected).
FBA founding member.
He wrote the FBA’s first scoring program.

Joby Stanaland, Inducted 2017

Co-Creator of FBA and elected president during its initial six years.
A consummate southern salesman who used his skills to attract the attention of potential sponsors, judges and cooking teams to join the FBA family.
Solicited and received input from many cook teams which formed the basis for the development of many of the FBA rules and regulations.
Even as a successful and intense competitor on Saturdays, he always found the time on Fridays to have a party in his tent for anyone who dropped by to eat, drink and swap tales.

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