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BALL HISTORY
1963 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Ray Bolger, Jane Powell, George Gobel, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1964 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Ray Bolger, Desi Arnaz, Frankie Avalon, Phyllis Diller, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1966 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Frankie Avalon, Jill St. John, Andy Williams, Miss USA (Diana Lynn Batts), Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1967 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Danny Thomas, Bob Newhart, Vic Damone, Phyllis Diller, Joey Bishop, Andy Williams, Dick Shawn, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1968 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Phil Crosby, Ray Bolger, Barbara McNair, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1969 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Robert Goulet, Dinah Shore, Jack Benny, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1970 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett (Melba)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Louis Prima, Danny Thomas, Dinah Shore, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1971 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. William Juvonen (Katie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Meadows, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1972 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. William Juvonen (Katie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Benny, Glen Campbell, Vic Damone, Foster Brooks, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1973 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. William Juvonen (Katie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Bobby Goldsboro, Rudy Cardenas, George Gobel, Dean Martin, Miss World USA, Alice Faye, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1974 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins (Mary Jane)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Vic Damone, "Up With People", Charo, Ray Bolger, Guy and Rhona, Glen Campbell, Jack Benny, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1975 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins (Mary Jane)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Frank Sinatra, Kay Hart, Howard Cosell, Danny Thomas, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1976 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins (Mary Jane)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Howard Cosell, Johnny Bench, Barbara McNair, Alan King, Enzo Stuarti, Kay Stevens, Flip Wilson, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1977 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins (Mary Jane)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Enzo Stuarti, Phyllis Diller, Phyllis McGurie, Flip Wilson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Trini Lopez, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1978 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins (Mary Jane)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Phyllis Diller, Flip Wilson, Gordon MacRae, Racquel Welch, Telly Savalas, Roy Clark, Enzo Stuarti, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1979 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall (Eleanor)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Sammy Davis, Jr., Vic Damone, Johnny Yune, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1980 Chairmen: Honor Lofstrom
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Charlie Pride, Enzo Stuarti, Carol Lawrence, Rich Little, Diana Ross, Jimmy Tarbuck, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1981 Chairmen: Honor Lofstrom
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Gordon MacRae, Donna Theodore, Scatman Croghers, Phillis Diller, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1982 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hahn ( Jean)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, Gloria Loring, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1983 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hahn ( Jean)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Sammy Davis, Jr., Audrey Landers, Gloria Loring, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1984 Chairmen: Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin (Eloise)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, Jim Bailey (as Judy Garland), Rita Moreno, Skiles & Henderson, Mickey Rooney, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1985 Chairmen: Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin (Eloise)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Hal Linden, Johnny Yune, Johnny Mathis, trio of Connie Haines, Beryl Davis and Jane Russell, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1986 Chairmen: Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin (Eloise)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Lennon Sisters, Glen Campbell, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1987 Chairmen: Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin (Eloise)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Charlie Pride, Andy Williams, Tom Dreesen, Johnny Mathis, Howard Keel, Johnny Bench, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1988 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert McGowan (Coeta)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Vic Damone, Norm Crosby, Dinah Shore, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1989 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. James Newquist (Verlie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Tom Dreesen, Roy Clark, George Lindsey, Donald O'Connor, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1990 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. James Newquist (Verlie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, U.S. Army Band & Choir, Patty Andrews, Tommy Smothers, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1991 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. James Newquist (Verlie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Toni Tenneille, Ann Jilian, John Denver, Johnny Mathis, Robert Guillaume, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1992 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. James Newquist (Verlie)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Andy Williams, Vic Damone, Johnny Yune, Vice Gill, Glen Campbell, Carolyn Sapp (Miss America), Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1993 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. John Foster (Joan)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Dennis James, Pam Madison, Donald O'Connor, Phillis Diller, Ann Blyth, Tony Bennett, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1994 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. John Foster (Joan)
Entertainment: Bob Hope, Norm Crosby, Scott Record, Vic Damone, Rose Sanerchia, Dennis James, John Denver, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1995 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kerr (Helen)
Entertainment: Bob & Dolores Hope, Robert Goulet, Scott Record, Rich Little, Tom Dreesen, Alison Lohman, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
1996 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. William Salatich (Phyllis)
Entertainment: Bob & Dolores Hope, Englebert Humperdink, Johnny Yune, Michael Davis, Demarche Sisters, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Honoree: Betty Ford
1997 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weisberg (Beth)
Entertainment: Jack Jones, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Tom Dreesen, Les Brown and his Band of Renown and Marty Brill
Honoree: Barbara Sinatra
1998 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Newman (Patty)
Entertainment: Tony Bennett, Tom Dreesen, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Honoree: Arnold Palmer
1999 Chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Losi (Barbara)
Entertainment: Wayne Newton, Tom Dreesen, Conti Quartet, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Honoree: President Gerald R. Ford
2000 Co-Chairs: Mr. and Mrs. John Evenson (Barbara) and Mr. and Mrs. John Eger (Sheila)
Entertainment: Melissa Manchester with Peter Hume music director, emcee Tom Dreesen, back stage voice Scott Ellsworth and the Starfire Quartet, Les Brown and his Band of Renown
Honoree: President Gerald R. Ford
2001 Chairpersons: Mr. and Mrs. John Eger (Sheila)
Entertainment: Marvin Hamlisch, Gordie Brown, emcee Tom Dreesen, the Starfire Quartet, Les Brown's Band of Renown, back stage voice Scott Ellsworth
Tribute to: Les Brown
2002 Chairpersons: Mr. and Mrs. John Eger (Sheila)
Entertainment: Gordie Brown, Pete Fountain, emcee Tom Dreeson, the Starfire Quartet, Les Brown's Band of Renown, back stage voice Scott Ellsworth
2003 Chairpersons: Mr. and Mrs. John Eger (Sheila)
Entertainment: Jay Leno, Mike Costley, Tom Dreesen Master of Ceremonies
2004 Chairpersons: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Powers (Anita)
Entertainment: Natalie Cole, Tom Dreesen Master of Ceremonies
Tribute to: Bob Hope
2005 Chairpersons: Mr. John Evenson and Mr. Bob Brennan
Entertainment: Michael Bublé, Tom Dreesen Master of Ceremonies
2006 Chairpersons: Travis Erwin and Joan Lizza
Entertainment: Jay Leno, Tom Dreesen - Master of Ceremonies
2007 Chairpersons: Travis Erwin and Joan Lizza
Entertainment: Gladys Knight, Tom Dreesen - Master of Ceremonies
2008 Chairperson: Travis Erwin and Joan Lizzia
Entertainment: Michael Bolton, Tom Dreesen - Master of Ceremonies