ELECTED: NOVEMBER, 2004 INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 2005

JACKSONVILLE, FL ORLANDO, FL

JOHN HART WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE MALE PLAYER CATEGORY.

JOHN’S 25 YEARS SERVICE WITH THE USSSA SEEMS HARDLY ENOUGH TIME TO ACHIEVE SO MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HE HAS PUT ON NUMEROUS UMPIRE CLINICS IN NEW YORK, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, RHODE ISLAND, AND LOUISIANA. HE UMPIRED IN THE 1986 MEN’S MAJOR WORLD SERIES IN GREENSBORO, NC, AND THE 1989 CORPORATE WORLD TOURNAMENT IN NEW HAVEN, CT. HE SERVED AS AN UIC IN THE 2001 ARMED FORCES WORLD TOURNAMENT IN KETTERING, MD, AND THE 2002- 2005 SUPER SERIES IN ORLANDO, FL. HE HAS OFFICIATED IN OVER 30 NITS, OVER 60 STATE, NEW ENGLAND, AND DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENTS SINCE 1982.

OTHER DUTIES HAVE INCLUDED: MA STATE UIC 1986-1998, MEMBER NATIONAL PLAYING RULES COMMITTEE 1992-94 AND 1998-PRESENT, NORTHEAST DIVISION UIC SINCE 1998.

HE IS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE USSSA NEW ENGLAND HALL OF FAME. OTHER AWARDS INCLUDE NORTHEAST DIVISION SPARK PLUG AWARD IN 1998, NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF OFFICIALS AWARD IN 1999, THE MASSACHUSETTS BOB FARRELL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 2001, CONTRIBUTOR TO USSSA UMPIRE TRAINING VIDEOS IN 2001-2.

JOHN SAYS SOFTBALL IS A WONDERFUL SPORT...THAT OFFERS ENJOYMENT AND SOCIAL INTERACTION. “ BEING RECOGNIZED BY PLAYERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS ON AND OFF THE FIELD FOR AN OUTSTANDING JOB IS A GREAT PERSONAL REWARD.”