NSCA regrets to announce the passing of Joseph B. “Joe” Cantey III on January 5. Joe served NSCA as one of its most valued leaders for many years as an officer, Executive Council member, Advisory Council member, national and international shooting champion, and range owner. He was considered by many to be the face of FITASC in the USA, serving as the NSCA FITASC representative and FITASC Vice-President of America. He was inducted into the NSCA Hall of Fame in 2008 for his shooting accomplishments: He was on 18 USA Sporting Clays and FITASC Teams, a member of All-American Teams in 11 consecutive years, and medaled 23 times – including 12 gold medals – in international shooting events. He was a four-time World Champion and two-time National Champion.
Joe spent much of his adult life training race horses at Belmont Park in New York and won the Belmont Stakes in 1980. After retirement, he moved back home to Camden, South Carolina, where he took up sporting clays. “I fell in love with the sport the first time I tried it,” Joe said upon his induction into the NSCA Hall of Fame. In 1995, he opened Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports in Camden.
NSCA extends its sympathies to Joe’s wife Amy Cantey, children J.B. and Ashley, and other family and friends.
