ALFRED

JOSEPH

CIACCIA

ELECED: NOVEMBER, 1985

BOSTON, MA

INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1986

LAS VEGAS, NV

AL CIACCIA, ONE OF THE EARLY FOUNDERS OF THE USSSA, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE EXECUTIVE CATEGORY.

CIACCIA, WHO SERVED AS A REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT FROM 1971-1984, WAS PROMOTED TO EASTERD DIVISION EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT IN 1985.

KNOWN AS A STABLE FORCE IN THE USSSA, CIACCIA WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS UNIQUE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO TEAMS, UMPIRES AND PLAYERS AND HIS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE GAME OF SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL.

CIACCIA JOINED THE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION DURING THE DIFFICULT YEARS AND STUCK WITH THE USSSA THROUGH THICK AND THIN.

ONE OF THE LONGEST VETERANS IN SERVICE TO THE USSSA, CIACCIA NEVER LOOKED FOR HEADLINES, BUT WORKED LONG HOURS PROMOTING THE GOALS OF THE USSSA.