Club Info

About Us

The George Billingsley Razorback Club is a non-profit chapter of the Razorback Foundation supporting University of Arkansas men’s and women’s athletics.  The Razorback Foundation assists student-athletes by providing for scholarships, facilities and various programs that enable them to realize their dreams of achieving a quality college education while participating in athletics on a nationally competitive level.

Our club is named after former prominent local businessman and staunch Razorback and University of Arkansas supporter George Billingsley, who initially founded the club in the 1960’s.  During those years, George organized late summer gatherings between Razorback coaches and local Razorback fans, holding them first in Rogers and later in Bella Vista.  He also founded the NCAA Football Coaches Golf Tournament in 1969, held for many years in Bella Vista.  Among regular players were Paul “Bear” Bryant, Darrell Royal, Ara Parseghian and Frank Broyles.  In addition, George provided summer employment in the ‘60s and ‘70s for past Razorback greats like Bill Montgomery, Bill Burnett, Chuck Dicus, Joe Ferguson, Pat Morrison and others.

Club membership and activity diminished over the years until 2001 when the club was reorganized.  It was later renamed the George Billingsley Bentonville/Bella Vista Razorback Club.  Our club has grown in members each year since then.

George and his wife Boyce were honored in 2002 as the recipients of the University of Arkansas’ Sports Hall of Honor's Distinguished Service Award.  In 2005, they were also named (George posthumously) as the University of Arkansas’ recipients of the Chancellor’s Medal.  A bust in their likeness is displayed at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.  It’s an honor for our club to be named for George Billingsley and for us to have Boyce as an active member of the club.

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Membership

Annual membership fees are due at the beginning of each year. There are several ways you can pay your 2008 membership fees:

1. Pay $10.00 per person at a Billingsley Club event.

2. Send a payment of $10.00 per person to the address shown at right. 

   • Download a Membership form 
     

3. Contribute to the Razorback Foundation, http://www.razorbackfoundation.net, whose fees include your local GBRC membership fee. The Foundation requires each member to reselect their local Razorback Club each year at renewal time. Taking this action enables our club to receive credit for your membership and ensures you’re listed as “paid” at our 2008 events. Just list Club 2 on your 2008 renewal form. If you’ve already renewed for 2008 and didn’t list our club, please contact the Foundation at 479-443-9000 and have them add it to your membership information.

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Get Your George Billingsley Razorback Club News

In order to cut down on mailing costs, the majority of future George Billingsley Razorback Club information will be sent via email and provided via updates to this site.  Please send us your e-mail address to ensure you are on our list.

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