Selected as one of the 35 Greatest Anglers of All-time by ESPN in 2004.
2005 Bass Fishing Hall of Fame inductee
Held the ALL-TIME RECORD for biggest bass ever caught in a BASSMASTERS CLASSIC for 30 years (1976 to 2006), 8 pounds 9 ounces caught on Lake Gunnersville in Alabama in 1976.
Qualified for 3 Wal-Mart/FLW ESPN Tour Championships 1997, 1999 & 2001
Qualified for 14 consecutive B.A.S.S. Classic 1972-1985, finishing in second place twice.
Qualified for 4 American Angler Classics.
Qualified for 3 Project Sports Classics.
Past Board member of Professional Bass Anglers Association.
Past member of B.A.S.S. Tournament Advisory Board.
Executive board member of Arkansas Black Bass Unlimited.
Won 8 Big Bass Awards in the B.A.S.S. circuit, winning a boat for each award.
1979 American Angler of the Year.
Won 5 National tournaments.
One of the pros featured in "Living Legends of American Sportfishing" written by Larry Colombo.
Featured in and written numerous articles for major outdoor publications including: Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, BASSMASTERS, Bassin, Sports Afield, North American Fisherman, Southern Outdoors and Bass Times.
Guest appearances on television fishing shows including: Jimmy Houston Outdoors, Bill Dance Show, Ron Shearer's Great American Outdoors, Al Linder, Orlando Wilson and Jerry Mckinnis' Fishin Hole.
Master of Ceremonies for the Annual Howard County Children's Home Bass Fishing Tournament held on Lake Greeson in Murfreesboro, AR. for 12 consecutive years. This tournament raises around $10,000 to 12,000 each year for the children's home.
Has helped promote the Annual Muscular Dystrophy Bass Fishing Tournament on the Arkansas River at Little Rock, AR. for the last six years.
Donates time fore several fishing and hunting trip raffles that benefit the Ducks & Turkey Unlimited Chapters in Arkansas and others.
Attends Bass Clubs meeting around the state to help promote fishing and conservation.
Holds three U.S. Patents on Fishing and Hunting Products.
Instructional bass fishing and hunting videos: Ricky Green's Bassin Secrets, Coastal Red Fish and Speckled Trout, Bigmouth Bass Busters, Longbeards and Graybeards. |
