Charles A. Saunders

(1913-1995) lived in Columbus. Businessman, inventor, considered a pioneering innovator in the archery industry, held or co-held 62 patents in the archery and slingshot field, including the world's first archery target-making machine in 1939; founded Saunders Archery Company in 1941, which manufactures some 80 archery products, and founded in 1953 the Archery Manufacturers Organization; recipient of much recognition, including the Safari Club International Hall of Honor Award, and induction into Archery Hall of Fame in 1986. Consult Sunday /Omaha/ World Herald, August 11, 1963, pp. 4-5 and Columbus Telegram, October 4, 1990, pp. A-3, A-12 and June 2, 1991, pp. D-1, D-4 and obituary of April 1, 1995, p. A-1.

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