In Legacy of Excellence, award-winning Minnesota author Jeff Appelquist takes us along on Toro's amazing journey. From outstanding leaders such as John Samuel Clapper, Ken Goit, David Lilly, Ken Melrose and others; to the rank and file of Toro's hard-working employees; from Toro's loyal distributors and dealers; to its valued customers all over the world—the focus has always been on people. As Legacy of Excellence makes abundantly clear, the Toro story matters. The company serves as a model for us all in its intelligent adaptability and dogged perseverance. Today, after an astonishing one-hundred years in business, The Toro Company is powerfully poised to continue on its successful path into the next century.