Teddy Ray (Tony Renda): At the time of the 1947 IBM convention, he was a machinist working in Pittsburgh and a friend of Bobby Jule, who helped him put his outstanding skills as a high school gymnast to work in a hand balancing and juggling routine that provided a way out of working in the mills. He specialized in block building, doing a series of one arm planges, slowly building to four blocks high, then doing a handstand on the stack. He has lived on the West Coast since 1947.

Bobby Jule (Joe Pegnato): A personable, generous man dedicated to his art and one who compares favorably to his boyhood idol, Bobby May, in both generosity and international reputation. He began as a champion competitive club swinger on the state level and was first coached by Art Jennings, who says Jule was a natural juggler, easy to coach, a truly serious student of the art, and one who "soon surpassed his coach in technique. "

Doc Baldwin : An obstetrician, he was most prominent in the IBM, a good friend of Art Jennings, and consultant for the legalities of establishing the IJA. He contributed financial support to get the IJA going its first year.

Vin Carey: Born in 1898, he was primarily a magician and owned a magic shop in Baltimore frequented by many jugglers. He collected juggling props that were later donated to the Circus Hall of Fame and then tragically dispersed to private parties. He was known as "Peerless the Clown" and also worked with his friend, Lou Meyer, as the "Vinlou Brothers." He and Lou carried on the "Newsletter" editorship for five long years. Always self- effacing about his juggling ability, he bragged about his patented Vin Carey "two ball shower."