Leland Klein and Bill Rose
National Championship Plaque
A plaque was established in 1997 in memory of Leland Klein and Bill Rose.
They participated in the National contests in the 1930's and 1940's. At
that time the National contests were 80 minutes in length. All the contestants
would start at the same time and finish at the same time.
Leland Klein while picking in the 1941 National Contest at Tonic Illinois
was credited with the least amount of deductions for a National contest.
He placed second in the contest. That same year he was one of the only four
men ever to pick 50 bushels in an 80 minute contest.
Bill Rose won the Illinois contest in 1937 to qualify for the National
contest. It was a rainy day at Marshall Missouri when Bill
picked the largest gross load. After the deductions were calculated he
had earned his way into the record book for the most deductions at a National
contest, 1,341.56 pounds deducted out of a gross of 2,025 pounds.
Both men were instrumental in helping revive the corn husking contest
in Illinois and at the National level. They both won their share of corn
husking contest and were willing to share their experiences and techniques.
Bill Rose and Leland
Klein
| Host |
State Held |
Year |
National Champion |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
1975 |
Kansas |
| Des Monies |
Iowa |
1976 |
Iowa |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
1977 |
Iowa |
| Brandon |
South Dakota |
1978 |
South Dakota |
| Dayton |
Ohio |
1979 |
Iowa |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
1980 |
Minnesota |
| Des Monies |
Iowa |
1981 |
Iowa |
| New Castle |
Indiana |
1982 |
Kansas |
| Sanborn |
Minnestoa |
1983 |
Iowa & South Dakota |
| Brandon |
South Dakota |
1984 |
South Dakota |
| Ostrander |
Ohio |
1985 |
Kansas |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
1986 |
Iowa |
| Marshall |
Missouri |
1987 |
Iowa |
| Fairview |
Illinois |
1988 |
Kansas |
| Brandon |
South Dakota |
1989 |
Iowa |
| Hastings |
Nebraska |
1990 |
Iowa |
| Kimbalton |
Iowa |
1991 |
Iowa |
| Richmond |
Indiana |
1992 |
Kansas |
| Upper Sandusky |
Ohio |
1993 |
Ohio |
| Wykoff |
Minnesota |
1994 |
Illinois & Missouri |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
1995 |
Illinois & Missouri |
| Marshall |
Missouri |
1996 |
South Dakota |
| Monmouth |
Illinois |
1997 |
Illinois |
| Sioux Falls |
South Dakota |
1998 |
Illinois |
| Gothenburg |
Nebraska |
1999 |
Iowa |
| Kimballton |
Iowa |
2000 |
Iowa |
| Gilfillan Estate |
Minnesota |
2001 |
Illinois |
| Hunington |
Indiana |
2002 |
Missouri |
| Upper Sandusky |
Ohio |
2003 |
Illinois & Nebraska |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
2004 |
Missouri |
| Marshall |
Missouri |
2005 |
Missouri |
| Columbus |
Nebraska |
2006 |
Illinois & Nebraska |
| Dell Rapids |
South Dakota |
2007 |
Nebraska |
| Roseville |
Illinois |
2008 |
Illinois & Nebraska |
| North Manchester |
Indiana |
2009 |
Missouri |
| Oakley |
Kansas |
2010 |
Nebraska |
| Marshall |
Missouri |
2011 |
Missouri |
| Central City |
Nebraska |
2012 |
Missouri |
| Greenville |
Ohio |
2013 |
Illinois |
| Amana |
Iowa |
2014 |
Iowa |
| West Lafayette |
Indiana |
2015 |
Missouri |
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