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The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame to honor Michigan sports athletes, coaches and contributors. It was organized in 1954 by Michigan Lieutenant Governor Philip Hart, Michigan State University athletic director, Biggie Munn, president of the Greater Michigan Foundation, Donald Weeks, general manager of the Detroit Lions, W. Nicholas Kerbawy and George Alderton of the Lansing ...
Five members of the Detroit Caesars are in the American Softball Association Hall of Fame - Mike Gouin, Carl "Tex" Collins, Mike Nye, Ron Ford and Bert Smith. [47] In addition, former Caesars Cal Carmen, Gary Vitto and Chuck Drewicz are members of the United States Slowpitch Softball Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame. [48]
Detroit Softball City and the USPL disbanded at the end of the season marking the end for men's professional softball in the US as players once again returned to amateur leagues. [28] Softball City alumnus Braxton Speller, Jr. is a member of United States Slowpitch Softball Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame. [29] [30]
Aug. 12—MIDLAND — Steve Allen would do whatever it took for the Michigan chapter of USA Softball. So when the organization based out of Midland purchased a dilapidated restaurant in 2004 to ...
In addition, pro softball alumni Rick Weiterman (Milwaukee), Cal Carmen (Rochester, Detroit), Gary Vitto (Detroit), Chuck Drewicz (Detroit), Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Mike Mancenko (Cleveland), and Braxton Speller, Jr. (Detroit) are members of United States Slowpitch Softball Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame. [37] [38]
The following year, she was the only American out of 19 inductees to join the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame. [19] She continued her success with the Ducks and became the winningest coach in program history in 2008 with a 193–120 record, exceeding Tami Brown's record of 192–172. [25]
That league disbanded in 1982, bringing an end to the professional era of men's softball in the US as players once again returned to the amateur leagues. [19] [29] [30] Auto King Mike Gouin is a member of the American Softball Association Hall of Fame. [31]
[2] [16] In 2006, she was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame. [17] In 2011, she was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. [18] She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2022. [19] Hutchins is an avid mountain biker and runner, and continued playing organized softball and hockey until ...