Inductees

He earned a scholarship to Utah State University in basketball. He returned to St. Joseph to start his family and begin his lifelong journey in youth baseball. In 1954, he founded the first Youth Baseball League in St. Joseph. Within a few years, his league covered the entire city. He led the efforts to raise the money to build fields and equip the teams. No player had to pay to play and the players that needed equipment were also taken care of, quietly. Over 2,200 ball players would play baseball, each summer, in the league pioneered by the Father of St. Joseph Youth Baseball.