Jarl Opgrande presented Jim Thomas with a plaque for being placed in the Southern Washington Babe Ruth Hall of Fame at Wheeler Field in Centralia, Washington on Wednesday, July 17, 2007.

SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BRL HALL OF FAME

In 1988, in it's first year of existence, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BABE RUTH established a HALL of FAME to honor those individuals that have given so much to the youth of our area. Induction ceremonies for these honored individuals are often held in conjunction with one of the several SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BABE RUTH State Tournaments.

The members of the SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BABE RUTH HALL of FAME, the sponsoring League, and the year in which their induction took place are:

 

NAME
ADDRESS
SPONSORING LEAGUE
YEAR
Jim Fouts Lacey Washington Puget Sound SBRL 1988
Ted McFadden Longview Washington Longview Western 1988
Roland Jones Kelso Washington Longview Babe Ruth 1988
Lorraine Grable Camas Washington Camas/Washougal 1988
Bob Musgrove Longview Washington Longview Western 1989
Bill Peters Aberdeen Washington Grays Harbor BRL 1989
Don Spoon Aberdeen Washington Tri-County SBRL 1989
Lyle Smith Olympia Washington SWBR-Dist.4 1989
Don Leonard Sunnyside Washington Lower Valley BRL 1990
Jarl Opgrande Longview Washington Southern Washington BRL 1990
Bob Harper Longview Washington Kelso Babe Ruth 1991
Bob Smiley Hoquiam Washington Hoquiam Babe Ruth 1992
Bob Goodenough Aberdeen Washington Grays Harbor BRL 1993
Norm Hill Kelso Washington Cowlitz Youth Baseball 1993
John Mendoza Aberdeen Washington Tri-County SBRL 1994
Walt Strobel Puyallup Washington Puyallup BRL 1994
Rosetta Smith Montesano Washington Southern Washington BRL 1995
Dan Hanna Olympia Washington Thurston County Baseball  1998
Ken Helgeson Centralia Washington Centralia BRL 1998
Jerry McNeilly Longview Washington Longview Babe Ruth 1999
Bob Kuhta Prosser Washington SWBR - Dist 5 2000
Roger Jump Hoquiam Washington SWBR - Dist 3 2000
Sam Ryder Vancouver Washington Southern Washington BRL 2001
Sue Ryder Vancouver Washington Southern Washington BRL 2001
Pat Jungmann Walla Walla Washington Blue Mountain BRL 2002
Tony Benson Longview Washington Longview BRL 2003
Jack Laub Vancouver Washington Hazel Dell Metro BRL 2003
Jerry Woods Tacoma Washington Southern Washington BRL 2004
Dan Riley Vancouver Washington Southern Washington BRL 2004
Neil Brandsma Olympia Washington SWBR-Dist 4 2005
Gerald Watkins Vancouver Washington Hazel Dell Metro BRL 2005
Dan Ohlson Tacoma Washington SWBR-Dist 4 2005
John Barnum Raymond Washington Willapa Harbor BRL 2006
Dave Carver Centralia Washington South Sound SBRL 2006
Jim Thomas Centralia Washington SWBR-Dist 6 2007

Inductees, and/or their families, are awarded a Plaque commemorating their induction into the HALL of FAME as well as a lifetime pass to all SOUTHERN WASHINGTON BABE RUTH State Tournaments.

Member leagues are encouraged to nominate individuals from their are for inclusion into the HALL of FAME.

Revised 09/01/97, 07/07/98, 09/01/99, 10/01/00, 10/01/01, 10/01/02, 07/13/03, 10/03/05, 7/17/07, 6/19/08

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