Landing 198 out of 200 clay targets one year to equal the world record had cemented his status after starting out shooting cans with precision on his father’s farm north of Hobart during war time.

But in his home state, Marshall’s record 267 full championships, including eight national titles and representing Australia 19 times from 1951 to 1986 has largely gone unrecognised. 

For decades ever since, the Tasmanian arm of clay target shooting has been missing its own hall of fame to honour Marshall, his brother Paul and Launceston’s Jack Blake.

But the men will finally be inducted into the inaugural Tasmanian Clay Target Association hall of fame this year. 

“This is the first year that we have done that. A few people have been discussing that over several years,” state association honorary secretary Allan Styles said. 

“We have national hall of fame for clay target shooting, but we don’t have one in Tasmania.

“There is a sport and recreation hall of fame, but we felt that in our sport of clay target shooting, we need to recognise our high achievers. We’ll set up a hall of fame that will mirror the national one.”

The presentations will be held on Friday during the opening day of the state trap championships at Evandale.

The wife of the late Sperry Marshall, who passed away in 2002, aged 71, will accept the honour on his behalf.

Australian hall-of-famer Nannette McCallum, tipped to be a future state inductee, will present the gongs.

Styles believed there is a sense of urgency to honour past standout members. 

“We’ve got a few people that we really need to catch up,” he said.

“Sperry Marshall died, Jack Blake’s now 91 and Paul Marshall is not much younger.

“We just feel we should speed it up and bring three or four for the first two to three years, and then back to one a year or as they qualify.”

One the longest-serving association members, Blake is a three-time national champion and five-time state winner, representing Australia on nine occasions.

The Launceston retiree had also been inducted into the Australian clay target national hall of fame in 2004.

Paul Marshall won two national and four state titles, and with his late brother, the blue-ribbon Commonwealth championship in 1951 at 17.

The Marshalls hold the record as the only brothers to win the national champion of champions award twice.