These are some great links that are Craig Hufford approved:

Footbag WorldWide Information Service

Dragonfly Footbags

WFA

Hackysack Hall Of Fame

The Face of Hack Sack

Extreme Hacky

Hufford's close buddies have inspired him

Mark Hill is also an awesome bagger who is an old weight training buddy of Hufford's. Hufford says that Hill was a hug inspiration to him when he was recovering from knee surgery. Hufford says "Guys like Mark (The Hillster) Hill are warriors and take their game into every arena of life". Hearing Hufford talk of Cunningham and Hill one is reminded of the bond that grows between men who love a sport.

A Little Footbag History

John Stalberger met Mike Marshall by chance in 1972. John liked Mike's kicking idea of using a homemade sack filled with beans. From his background in football , baseball, and physical therapy, John took the homemade sack and turned it into a specifically designed object. A "Hacky Sack", for playing a new game called "Footbag". The first round Footbag was a 2 piece design, similar to a baseball, and the plastic pellets worked ideally for giving the Footbag new energy with every kick. John then began figuring out the best coordinated athletic movements for this new game.

Emphasis was put on the study of the proper kicking techniques, and the correct use of the upper body for counter-balancing. Equal use of both feet to block the angles of the Footbags flight would also help control the Footbag and avoid injuries. These new techniques helped develop greater levels of concentration, coordination, flexibility, and strength. All of which are needed for any sport.

Not to mention it was fun and could be played by all ages, and skill levels! It was also realized that this new game could be used as an exercise by any athlete as a warm up, and/or basic training. They also envisioned that a sport could be created from this new game.

After Mike suddenly and tragically died in his sleep in 1975, John continued on with the dream. He started a Footbag manufacturing company called "The National Hacky Sack Company". This was the first company to start organizing and teaching the footbag concept to schools in Oregon.

In 1977 his friends helped him form a player's association for the sport, named "The National Hacky Sack Association". (The NHSA) The first ever Footbag tournament was held in Oregon City, Oregon.

Today, Mike and John's dreams have been realized. Footbag has become a full fledged sport that is played worldwide. Their dedication continues to be the inspiration for the game and sport of FOOTBAG. Footbag.org currently has over 1,300 organized Footbag Clubs in 51 countries.

This being said, the greatest contribution to the actual game was in the late 1970s when the man also know as the Walter Payton of Hacky Sack was introduced to the sport. That man was Craig Hufford.

The Great Hufford (Huff)

Craig Hufford is without a doubt the best foot bagger who has ever lived. He was hired by the founder of the Hacky Sack founder John Stalberger to travel around southern CA, as a "foot bag ambassador". Hufford not only introduced the game to young adults and children, he also showed the world that Hacky Sack was a legitimate sport. Hufford was at his best when he had his wingman Jerry Cunningham. The two were an unstoppable force at over the net Hacky and their chemistry could only be rivaled by such greats as Joe Montana and Jerry Rice or Michael J and Scotty P.

Although Hacky Sack is the trademarked name of a type of footbag, the name "Hacky sack" came from the inventors of the footbag, John Stalberger and Mike Marshall. Although Marshall suffered a fatal heart attack in 1975, Stalberger continued the business. At a later date, Stalberger sold the title to Wham-O™ The name Hacky Sack has become a generalized trademark, and can refer to either the footbag or a footbag game.

Many have accused Stalberger of being a sell out, but Hufford has always remained loyal to the man who gave him his break to become a Hacky Sack Hall of famer.

Hufford also explains to most people that the idea of the game is similar to traditional Asian games of kicking the shuttlecock, known as Jiazini and Chapteh. Hufford says that while he was in Southeast Asia he was able to meet the children of history's truly great baggers.