BRAXTON SPELLER, JR.

ELECTED: NOVEMBER, 1991 INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1992

LAS VEGAS, NV VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

BRAXTON SPELLER, WHO ENJOYED WINNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BOTH MEN’S WORLD SERIES AND THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD, WAS INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE MALE PLAYER CATEGORY.

A NATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA, SPELLER JOINED SNYDERS SOFTBALL CLUB IN 1976 AND WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-WORLD TEAM AS THEY CAPTURED THE WORLD SERIES.

SPELLER ALSO COMPETED IN THE INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM AND WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-WORLD TEAM IN 1980 AS FISHER BODY WON THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD TOURNAMENT AT DEARBORN, MI.

DURING HIS LONG CAREER WITH THE USSSA, SPELLER PLAYED IN THE CLASS “A” WORLD TOURNAMENT 12 TIMES AND THE MAJOR WORLD SERIES EIGHT TIMES. HE COMPETED IN NUMEROUS USSSA STATE TOURNAMENTS, CONSTANTLY EARNING HONORS.

SPELLER BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE USSSA IN THE EARLY 1970’S IN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN THE MAJOR AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS; HE CLAIMED ALL-WORLD HONORS EIGHT TIMES.

WITH GOOD POWER TO ALL FIELDS, SPELLER CRACKED OVER 2,000 HOME RUNS IN USSSA TOURNAMENTS AND COMPILED A .650 CAREER BATTING AVERAGE.