Ed’s has passion for softball can easily be measured in years. Born in 1935 he played the game in his younger days, CYO, as an employee in the Post Office league, and high-level softball at Holstein Park. Then a career as an umpire that started in 1970 – 7 decades in total. Clarendon, Athletic Field, Humboldt
Robbie is the Richard J. Daley Award winner for his superb support of our sport and community behind the scenes. His comments follow. I began playing softball at the age of 18 at Dunbar Park, joining a team called the Cobras. Over the next 35 years, I had the privilege of playing with several talented
Joseph started playing softball at the age of 17 at Harrison Park in Pilsen. He played in a tavern league and joined the company A.G Becker team for 9 years. On that team there were inductees Dick Cooper and Kenny Flaws. In the early 90’s he played for his nephew’s team called the Creators for
Eddie has been the standard and the model for the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for over 30 years. As a mentor, community activist, or servant leader, Eddie continues to be an essential part of the foundation and success that is the CPS. For the last 24 years, Eddie has organized a
Mike was born and raised on the Northside in the Logan Square neighborhood in 1942. He attended Tuley HS and lettered in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. At 6’ 3” he was a sought- after pitcher by MLB teams. In 1962, Mike started playing softball with Hot and Nasty and the Elf’s. They played at Clarendon
Rick began his 16-inch umpiring career in college at Southern Illinois University in the spring of 1967. He graduated in 1971 and has worked for over 15 of the suburban leagues from 1971 until today. Rick has also umpired many tournaments including: the Westchester Classic-5 times, the Life Newspaper Classic-10 times, and the Chicagoland Classic
Morris has worked for the Chicago Park District and Chicago Board of Education. He is the oldest ISHA official in the state of Illinois at 67 years young…retirement is not an option…he is addicted. He has umpired significant tournaments and leagues including the Clarendon major league and Ed Kelly Tournaments and outstanding James Park event
James was born in 1961 in St. Louis Mo.,but after going to Concordia University in River Forest where he played baseball, football, and basketball and graduated with a BA in education. He started working for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1987 and worked until 2006 when he played 16 inch softball winning the Grant Park
While serving his country, Tom repeatedly requested that his mother send him a fresh 16-inch clincher softball, because he missed the game so much. When he finally returned from the Korean War in 1953, he went on to play 42 years of softball. In the 50’s, he played for the Knights of Columbus, Comets, Sincere
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At the age of 10, a broken arm prevented Chicago born Ed Durica from playing baseball, setting in motion a new passion. He began to hang around nearby Harrison and Dvorak Parks watching softball, eventually taken in by the Gaffers men’s team, given a jersey and becoming their Batboy for two years. By the age
