Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893–1954)
Guy Lee Noble
NOBLE, GUY LEE (1888–1967), inducted 1947
In 1919, Guy Noble proposed that his employer, Armour Packing Company, offer trips to the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago, as prizes for state boys and girls club members. Noble organized tours for the youth, and the program was a great success. Two years later, he attended the first unofficial meeting of the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work, thereafter, taking a leave of absence from his job to serve as the organization’s first executive secretary. Noble negotiated office and exhibition space for what would become the National 4-H Congress at the Union Stock Yards, and he promoted legislation to fund 4-H and extension programs. Guy Noble continued his work on the National Committee until his retirement in 1958.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 151