ANTHONY

JOHN

GAETANO, JR.

ELECTED: JANUARY, 1992

PETERSBURG, VA

INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1992

               VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

TONY GAETANO WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE EXECUTIVE CATEGORY, BASED ON OVER 20 YEARS SERVICE TO THE ASSOCIATION.

A NATIVE OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVVANIA, GAETANO PLAYED IN THE FIRST USSSA WORLD TOURNAMENT IN 1968. IN 1970 HE WAS NAMED PENNSYLVANIA STATE DIRECTOR. IN 1971 BAETANO WAS ELEVATED TO THE POSITION OF REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT AND IN 1989 HE WAS PROMOTED TO NORTHEASTERN DIVISION EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT.

IN 1981 AND 1982 GAETANO SERVED AS ACTIVE STATE DIRECTOR OF OHIO AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN GETTING THE USSSA PROGRAM STARTED THERE.

GAETANO HAS SERVED ON NUMEROUS PROGRAM COMMITTEES AND IN 1979 HE WAS PRESENTED THE USSSA PRESIDENT’S AWARD.