ELECTED: NOVEMBER 2004 INDUCTED: NOVEMBER 2005

JACKSONVILLE, FL ORLANDO, FL

TOM TURLEY HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE SPECIAL CATEGORY.

TOM TURLEY BECAME INVOLVED WITH USSSA SOFTBALL IN 1979 AS AN AREA DIRECTOR, PLAYER, TEAM SPONSOR, AND MANAGED THE “TURLEY BROTHERS MASONRY” AND “A G SPANO” TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN NUMEROUS USSSA DIVISIONAL AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS AT THE “A” AND “B” LEVELS.

WHEN HIS PLAYING CAREER ENDED, HE CONCENTRATED ON DEVELOPING THE KANSAS CITY USSSA SLOWPITCH PROGRAM. IN 1990 HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR, 68 ACRE “MID-AMERICA SPORTS COMPLEX” IN SHAWNEE, KANSAS, AND HAS MANAGED IT FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.

WHEN USSSA MADE THE DECISION TO BECOME A MULTI-SPORT ASSOCIATION, TURLEY WAS QUICK TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPEMENT OF MANY OF THE NEW PROGAMS.

IN 2000 TURLEY WAS APPOINTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF DIRECTOR DEVELOPEMENT AND AT THE 2004 CONVENTION WAS APPOINTED TO THE USSSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SERVING ON SLOWPITCH AND FASTPITCH SOFTBALL, TAEKWONDO, AND BASKETBALL COMMITTEES.

HIS AWARDS INCLUDE: KANSAS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, CENTRAL DIVISION DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, MIDWEST DIVISION DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD, DWIGHT HALL SPARK PLUG AWARD, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, AND THE COVETED PRESIDENT’S AWARD.