USSSA SOFTBALL

Minnesota USSSA Hall of Fame

Minnesota USSSA honors certain individuals who have contributed to the Minnesota United States Slo-Pitch Softball program by electing them to the State’s Hall of Fame. This is considered the highest honor Minnesota’s USSSA can bestow on any individual. A person can only be elected into the Hall of Fame once.

Hall of Fame Committee

MRPA’s Recreational Sports Commission will appoint a seven member committee to review nominations and vote on induction into the Hall of Fame. A two-thirds majority vote from this committee is necessary for Hall of Fame induction.

Nominating Procedure

A candidate for the Hall of Fame must be recommended to the USSSA State Director. Deadline: Recommendations must be submitted in writing not later than September 15 of each year, using the official Minnesota USSSA Hall of Fame Application for Nomination Form. Contact the MRPA office for applications or print the form off from the link above.

Application information must include detailed background information, statistics, and a recent photograph of the candidate for proper consideration to be given. All recommendations are only valid for one year. Unsuccessful candidates may be resubmitted the following year.

Catagories:

A person must be recommended in one of the following categories to be considered for nomination.

• Adult Male Player
• Adult Female Player
• Umpire
• Team Manager , Coach/Sponsor
• Director
• Senior Softball Participant (a male/female player with outstanding contributions to the USSSA Senior (50-55-60-65-70+ over) program).
• Special Category – manufacturer, sports writer,
  announcer or any other individual who has outstandingly,
  beyond any doubt, contributed to the Minnesota USSSA
  program, but does not qualify to be nominated in any
  of the other categories.

Age:

• Hall of Fame nominees do not have to be retired to be
  nominated or elected.
• However, all nominees must be 40 years of age or older.
• Age requirement does not apply to deceased nominees.

Service:

A nominee must have completed a minimum of ten (10)
years of Minnesota USSSA service. The years of service requirement does not apply to any nominee who is deceased.

Induction:

On November 15 of each year, that year’s Hall of Fame inductees are announced. Inductees are honored at a banquet in January of the following year and receive their Minnesota USSSA Hall of Fame Ring and Awards.

Hall of Fame Nomination Form

1994 - 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees

• Stu Alexander • Rick Anderson • Anheuser-Busch • Scott Bailey
• Tony Barilla Jr • Bill Beck • Warren Bellm • Doug Berfeldt • Larry Bigelow
• Don Bowman • Jim Bowen • John Brodzinski • Greg Brown • Ray Brown • Pat Burns • Rick Busch • Steve Cahill • Butch Clayman • Paul Connor • Tom Cook • Jim Daly • Tom Daniel
• Dianne Dingmann • Venisa Dinius • Barb Drake Lindgren • Chris Duda • Dudley Sports • Joe Ericksen • LeRoy Ericson • Steve Ericson • Kent Esby • Lori Fisher • Todd Fuechtman • Linda Garbett • Nancy Garbett • Kim Gavenda • Ed Ghostley • Ellie Ghostley
• Jeanne Ghostley • Babe Glumack • Harold Graczyk • Jon Gurban • Steve Hackel
• Harry Harrison • Bret Heitkamp • Pat Hentges • Scott Holt •Kurt Hornnes • Bob Hortenbach
• Dave Irvin • Jerry Irvin • Michael Johnson • Randy Johnson • Val Johnson • Julie Jorissen • Gary Jost • Jim Kappelhoff • Scott Kevitt • Don Klatt • Bob Klick • Ed Korba • Corine “Corky” Kottke • Dan Krtnick • Tom Kubalak • Jeff Kurkowski • Dick Kuyath • Steve Larson • Dean Laager • Ted Larson • Colin Leitch • Gene Leslie • Tedd Lindgren • Dani Lombardi • Mike Looby • Tim Magner • Denny Malarkey • Jerry Marinelli • Tom Maslowski • Arnie Mavis • Mike McGowan • Tom McKeon • Steve Michaud • Perry Miller • Dolf Moon • Garry Morris • Dick Mumbleau • Steve Murr • Steve Nauer • Pat O’Connell • Jack O’Connor • Gregg Otten • Lori Palesch • Dale Palm • Gene Parrish •Mike Pendzimas • John Petersen • Don Phenow • Lance Peterson • Paula Price • Dave Purtle • Randy Quale • Sara Reiser • Mick Ritter • Dave Robinson • Ron Rolle • Dick Rostamo • Paul Ruikki • Ron Schwartz • Dave Serie • Warren Sherer • Al Snow • Pat Stanchfield • Ron Steiner • Harold Stewart • Philip Stewart • Spectrum Screen Printing & Embroidery • Steve Stinski • Pete Strand II • John Strangis • Richard Starner • Dave Strecker • Shari Strommer • Monty Stuhler • Jim Sweat • Jeff Thompson • Jimmy Thurman • Bob Tomhave • Al Trapp • Mike Trewick • Terry Truhler • Gerry Turnberg • Jerry Ujdur • Lee Ulferts • Todd Volkers • Jim Wajda • Ward Wallin • Larry Wendell • Darrell “Bozo” Wincek • Chris Yungner • Bob Yurch • Kevin Zenk