FLOYD SALTER

ELECTED: NOVEMBER, 1978

ORLANDO, FL

INDUCTED: NOVEMBER, 1979

NEW ORLEANS, LA

FLOYD SALTER, THE MAN MOST CREDITED WITH WRITING THE USSSA RULE BOOK, WAS THE FIRST PERSON INDUCTED INTO THE USSSA HALL OF FAME IN THE UMPIRE CATEGORY.

A NATIVE OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, SALTER WAS APPOINTED AS USSSA NATIONAL UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF IN 1970. SALTER ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL UMPIRE’S CLINIC THAT IS HELD ANNUALLY IN EACH DIVISION. HE HAS TRAVELED TO NUMEROUS STATES CONDUCTING UMPIRE CLINICS AND PROMOTING THE USSSA UMPIRE’S PROGRAM.

UNDER SALTER’S DIRECTION, UMPIRES REGISTRATION INCREASED FROM 1,000 TO OVER 10,000. HIS CONTINUING EFFORTS HAVE PRODUCED MANY BENEFITS THAT ARE ENJOYED BY UMPIRES SERVING IN THE PROGRAM TODAY. IN 1978 SALTER EARNED THE USSSA EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT’S AWARD THE SAME YEAR HE WAS ELECTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME.

AS UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF, SALTER HANDLED THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR THE NATIONAL UMPIRE’S PROGRAM. EACH YEAR HE PERSONALLY SUPERVISED THE UMPIRES ASSIGNED TO THE WORLD SERIES.

SALTER SERVING AS CHAIRMAN, HAS BEEN A KEY MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PLAYING RULES COMMITTEE. HE HAS SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS.