EDGAR ALLAN RAMSEY, III

ELECTED: NOVEMBER, 1979

NEW ORLEANS, LA

INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1980

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

AL RAMSEY, WHO SERVED EIGHT TERMS AS PRESIDENT OF THE USSSA AND ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WAS THE FIRST PERSON INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME IN THE EXECUTIVE CATEGORY.

A NATIVE OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, RAMSEY’S STRONG LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS WERE MAJOR FACTORS IN THE SURVIVAL AND ASTRONOMICAL GROWTH OF THE USSSA.

RAMSEY BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE USSSA AS VIRGINIA STATE DIRECTOR IN 1969. IN 1970, HE WAS APPOINTED REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT AND ASSUMED THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL PRESIDENT ONE YEAR LATER. HE HELD THE POSITION OF NATIONAL AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS. HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THIS CAPACITY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.

RAMSEY WAS NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ASSOCIATION IN 1979.

HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME AND DEDICATION TO THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ARE REFLECTED IN HIS LONG HOURS AND MANY MILES TRAVELED PROMOTING THE USSSA.

RAMSEY’S INSIGHT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN NUMEROUS PROGRESSIVE RULE CHANGES AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. HIS RECRUITING EFFORTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INTEREST IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN FELT BY EVERY STATE IN THE ASSOCIATION.