Lou "The Mad Russian" Novikoff was the first player elected to the ISC Hall of Fame in 1965. Before he played fastpitch, he was a baseball player and batted over .350 in each of his first five minor league seasons. In 1940, playing for the top-level Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League, he batted .363 with 259 hits, including 41 home runs. From 1941-46, he played all or parts of five seasons in the majors with the Cubs and Phillies finishing with a career .282 batting average. He was a 2015 inductee into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
ISC Hall of Fame
The International Softball Congress Hall of Fame was opened in 1965 and annually honors players, managers, sponsors & contributors, umpires and administrators.
The ISC Hall of Fame Breakfast and Induction Ceremony takes place on the opening Sunday of each ISC World Tournament.
In 2025, the ISC will honor pitchers Jeremy Manley and Brent Stevenson, long-time ISC administrator Keith Erkenbrack as well as Robert (Bob) Otto, Jon Kegel and the Hill Family. More at this link.
Class of 2024
The newest members of the ISC Hall of Fame:
Donny Hale, Auckland NZ; Jeff Goolagong, Canberra AU, Craig Donaldson, Vancouver BC represented by his daughter Caela Gillon, Rob Schweyer-Scott, Simcoe ON and Brad Rona, Auckland NZ, represented by Nick Lanigan
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1965 * LOU NOVIKOFF
Outfielder, Long Beach, CA
1966 * KENNY LAW
Pitcher, Phoenix, AZ
1970 * JOE RODGERS
Manager, Long Beach, CA
1970 * LEROY ZIMMERMAN
Pitcher, Fresno, Long Beach, CA
1970 * STAN WHITE
Catcher, Long Beach, CA
1971 * CLEO GOYETTE
Second Base, Long Beach, CA
1971 * CARROL FORBES
Founder, Exec. Dir., Greeley, CO
1971 * PAUL FORCHE
Administrator, Tulsa, OK
1971 * FRANK PORTH
Administrator, El Paso, TX
1972 AL COTTI
First Base, Fresno, Hanford, CA
1972 * LES HANEY
Pitcher, Taft, Fresno, CA
1973 CHARLIE TOPPERT
Catcher, New Bedford, Rock Island, IL
1973 JACK RANDALL
Pitcher, Long Beach, CA
1973 * CLYDE FORTUNE
Administrator, Waco, TX
1974 * PAUL LOPEZ
Pitcher, El Paso, TX
1974 * LARRY SILVAS
First Base, Long Beach, CA
1975 * CLINT HERRON
Third Base, Long Beach, CA
1975 * MARVIN CASTEEL
Administrator, Ogden, UT
1976 * VIRGIL JONES
Pitcher, San Pedro, CA
1976 * JIMMY JONES
Shortstop, Long Beach, CA
1977 * EDDIE (SPOTTS) WILLIS
Catcher, Phoenix, AZ
1977 JOE BOB NEELY
Outfielder, Phoenix, AZ
1978 * CLAYTON DUGGER
Pitcher, Waco, TX
1978 * KARL NIELSON
Administrator, Phoenix, AZ
1979 RICHIE STEPHEN
Pitcher, Mountain Green, UT
1980 DON SARNO
Pitcher, Culver City, Long Beach, CA
1980 * STU ZINK
Catcher, Phoenix, AZ
1981 * MILT STARK
Catcher, Taft, Long Beach, CA
1981 * JERRY WELLS
Pitcher, Prescott, Phoenix, AZ
1982 * PAUL (LUCKY) HUMISTON
Outfielder, Long Beach, CA
1982 * BRYAN VOIGT
Pitcher, Tampico, IL, Dinuba, CA
1983 CHARLES SMITH
First Base, El Paso, TX
1984 DICK BRUBAKER
Pitcher, Aurora, IL
1984 * TY STOFFLET
Pitcher, Coplay, PA
1984 * ROYCE HEATH
Administrator, Arlington, TX
1985 SAM BEAVERS
Pitcher, Fort Worth, TX
1985 * HOWARD HEUSTON
Pitcher, Bartlesville, OK
1985 * JACK GRAFMEIER
Administrator, Kimberly, WI
1985 * BOB WALSH
Umpire, Bethlehem, PA
1986 * JIM BOENDER
Pitcher, Manllus, IL
1986 * K.G. FINCHER
Pitcher, San Rafael, CA
1986 * L.G. (TULIE) STANSEL
Administrator, Deer Park, TX
1986 * DALE VAN HOUTEN
Administrator, Columbia City, IN
1987 DUDE AUSMUS
Outfielder, Sapulpa, OK
1987 * DICK GONZALES
First Base, Phoenix, AZ
1987 * LES DIETZEN
Administrator, Kaukauna, WI
1988 * IRVIN (RED) MEAIRS
Catcher, Long Beach, CA
1988 * DICK POBANZ
Pitcher, Decatur, IL
1988 * DUTCH ELBERS
Administrator, St. Paul, MN
1989 DUTCH AUSMUS
Second Base, Sapulpa, OK
1989 KENNY WYCOFF
Pitcher, El Paso, TX
1989 * CARL GRIECO
Administrator, Juniata, PA
1989 * ED KIRNER
Administrator, Montgomery, IL
1990 FRANK TREJO
Third Base, Phoenix, AZ
1990 * BOB BEYERS
Administrator, Seattle, WA
1990 * ARMANDO SAMBRANO
Umpire, El Paso, TX
1991 BOB TODD
Pitcher, Long Beach, CA
1991 * BOB WELBY
Administrator, Florissant, MO
1992 GIL ARAGON
Pitcher, Phoenix, AZ
1992 * NICK HOPKINS
Shortstop, Long Beach, CA
1992 * BILL VAN DINE
Administrator, Sun City Center, FL
1993 * KEVIN HERLIHY
Pitcher, Hamilton, NZ
1993 * JIM AVERSING
Outfielder, Rock Island, IL
1993 * PAT SULLIVAN
Administrator, Dubuque, IA
1993 * CARL WILSON
Administrator, Tulsa, OK
1994 ALAN COLGLAZIER
Pitcher, Pueblo, CO
1994 JAMES KENNEMER
Catcher, Tulsa, OK
1994 * ROD PETERSON
Manager, Madison, WI
1994 * FRANK ARRIGONI
Administrator, Fresno, CA
1994 * FLOYD HAMMEN
Administrator, Little Chute, WI
1995 * PAUL MAGAN
Pitcher, Sioux City, IA
1995 DON FRAZIER
IF/OF, Long Beach, CA
1995 LARRY FISHER
Administrator, Findlay, OH
1995 TOM STASIK
Administrator, Frankenmuth, MI
1996 JOHN EGE
Infielder, Sioux City, IA
1996 JIMMY MOORE
Pitcher, Seattle, WA
1996 * RUSS BOICE
Manager, St. Louis, MO
1996 * KEN HACKMEISTER
Administrator, Farmington, UT
1997 LARRY BODASHEFSKY
Outfielder, Oshawa, ON
1997 DON LESLIE
Infielder, Murietta, CA
1997 GALE KURTZ
Manager, Sioux City, IA
Infielder, Seattle, WA
1998 * JOHN WILSON
IF/OF, Long Beach, CA
1998 * GEORGE PEARSON
OF/Pitcher, San Pedro, CA
1998 RAY UNRUH
Infielder, Dinuba, CA
1999 * JAY BOB BICKFORD
Pitcher, Phoenix, AZ
1999 JERRY FLORY
Outfielder, Long Beach, CA
1999 * JIM ALLEN
Administrator, St. Charles, MO
2000 GARY DOBEREINER
Catcher, Moline, IL
2000 * DICK THOMPSON
Infielder/Pitcher, Quincy, IL
2000 DICK ZUCCATO
Catcher, Wofford Heights, CA
2000 HERB WISDOM
Manager, Tumacacori, AZ
2000 * BOB MINSHALL
Umpire/Administrator, Burlington, ON
2001 HICE STILES
Outfielder, S. California
2001 BOB GUY
Infielder, S. California
2001 BRAD BURRUP
Catcher, Salt Lake City
2001 * CLYDE WOODS
Outfielder, Oklahoma
2002 LARRY NOLAN
Outfielder, Southern California
2002 MARTY KERNAGHAN
Infielder, Grafton, ON
2002 * BUTCH CHAMBERS
Catcher, Arizona
2002 LES NOVAK
Umpire, Minnesota
2003 JOHNNY APPELL
Player-Manager, Texas
2003 BILL BOYER
Outfielder, Auburn, WA
2003 JIM RUBBELKE
Manager, Minnesota
2004 ED DANIELS
Catcher, Fresno, CA
2004 BOB OSBORN
IF/OF, Balboa Island, CA
2004 JERRY RALFS
Pitcher, Davenport, IA
2004 MARK SMITH
Pitcher, Falmouth, Nova Scotia
2005 * RANDY BURNSIDE
Catcher, Seattle, WA
2005 PETER FINN
Pitcher, Midland, MI
2005 ART CASHION
Administrator, Ft. Worth, TX
2005 MARGARITO “MAGGIE” BANALES
Umpire, El Paso, TX
2006 ED KLECKER
Pitcher, Sunset Beach, CA
2006 BRAD UNDERWOOD
Pitcher, Owen Sound, ON
2006 GREG SEPULVEDA
Shortstop, Mission Viejo, CA
2007 LARRY LYNCH
Manager, Kitchener, ON
2007 PETER MEREDITH
Pitcher, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 * LLOYD SIMPSON
Administrator, Owen Sound, ON
2007 TIM WAHL
Catcher, Grayland, WA
2008 HAL BRITTON
Catcher, Fresno, CA
2008 * DENNY BRUCKERT
Manager, Gillespie, IL
2008 DOUG CHASE
Catcher, Port Alberni, BC
Outfielder, Los Angeles, CA
2008 * GORDON WISE
Administrator, Piqua, OH
2009 DAN NESSLER
Infielder, North Mankato, MN
2009 MICHAEL WHITE
Pitcher, Eugene, OR
2009 MIKE PIECHNIK
Pitcher, Victoria, BC
2009 BOB WILLS
Outfielder, Rancho Murieta, CA
2009 *TOM MCAVOY
Manager, Stillwater, NY
2010 *JOE AVILA
Infielder, Hanford, CA
2010 JOHN BECKER
Manager, Holmen, WI
2010 DENNIS JOHNSON
Administrator, St. James, MN
2010 ALAN ROHRBACK
Outfielder, San Diego, CA
2010 DARREN ZACK
Pitcher, Garden River, ON
2010 MARK SORENSON
Catcher, Hutt Valley, NZ
2011 ROBERT GRAY
Administrator, Wetumpka, AL
2011 JERRY HOFFMAN
Infielder, Irvine, CA
2011 JODY HENNIGAR
Pitcher/Infielder, Hudson, FL
2011 BRIAN PATON
Outfielder, Woodstock, ON
2011 *LANNY RUPP
Field Manager, Lakewood, CA
2012 PAUL ALGAR
Pitcher, Lexington, IL
2012 TODD BUDKE
Outfielder, Lancaster, CA
2012 SHAWN RYCHCIK
IF/OF, North Andover, MA
2012 ADAM SMITH
Infielder, Hagersville, ON
2012 DICK MASON
Administrator, Littleton, CO
2013 * STEVE SCHOTT
Infielder, Kelso, MO
2013 BRIAN MARTIE
Infielder, Bloomington, IL
2013 DAVID BOYS
Infielder, Decatur, IL
2013 WAYNE FISHER
Administrator, Iowa City, IA
2013 RON BRINKMAN
Umpire, Appleton, WI
2013 RON “DOC” SIMMONS
Field Manager, Broken Bow, NE
2014 DENNY DELORIT
Infielder, Egg Harbor, WI
2014 * LOU M. FERRERO
Outfielder, Hanford, CA
2014 STEVE KOOSER
Manager, Topeka, KS
2014 CHRIS SANTOS
Manager, Aurora, CO
2015 COLIN ABBOTT
Outfielder, Portugal Cove, NL
2015 TERRY CHALLIS
Outfielder, Whitby, ON
2015 DEAN HOLOIEN
Pitcher/DP, Saskatoon, SK
2015 * GARY BAUGHMAN
Administrator, Cedar Rapids, IA
2016 TODD MARTIN
Pitcher, Aurora, ON
2016 JARRAD MARTIN
Infielder, Strandon, NZ
2016 THOMAS MAKEA
Outfielder, Christchurch, NZ
Pitcher, Hawke’s Bay, NZ
2016 TOM BOYD
Umpire, New Tripoli, PA
2017 CHRIS DELARWELLE
Outfielder, Denmark, WI
2017 KEITH MACKINTOSH
Infielder, Saskatoon, SK
2017 DOUG MIDDLETON
Pitcher, Blue Springs, MO
2017 TODD SCHULTZ
Infielder, Williamston, MI
2017 DAVID CASSO
Umpire, Chandler, AZ
2018 ROB GRAY
Designated Hitter, Toronto, ON
2018 SEAN O’BRIEN
Catcher, Brockville, ON
2018 PAUL ROSEBUSH
Outfielder, Belleville, ON
2018 FERDI NELISSEN
Administrator, Portage La Prairie, MB
2018 BRUCE BIERMAN
Umpire, Ayr, ON
2019 JIM WANA
Pitcher, Wellington, NZ
2019 PATRICK SHANNON
Catcher, Waitakere, NZ
2019 KORREY GAREAU
Pitcher, Cobble Hill, BC
2019 TERRY BAYTOR
Manager, London, ON
2021 CHRIS MILJAVAC
Infielder, Easton, MO
2021 SCOTT STANDERFER
Manager, Ashmore, IL
2022 DARREN BOX
Player, Spruce Grove, AB
2022 RHYS CASLEY
Player, Wellington, NZ
2022 GERALD MUIZELAAR
Player, Grand Forks, ND
2022 TRAVIS WILSON
Player, Tallahassee, FL
2022 RYAN WOLFE
Player, London, ON
2023 TODD TWATCHMANN
Player, Cedar Rapids, IA
2023 DEAN KANE
Manager, Denmark, WI
2023 * DICK HELMUTH
Player, Dinuba, CA
2024 BRAD RONA
Player, Auckland, NZ
2024 JEFF GOOLAGONG
Player, Canberra, AU
2024 ROB SCHWEYER-SCOTT
Player, Simcoe, ON
2024 DONNY HALE
Player, Auckland, NZ
2024 * CRAIG DONALDSON
Administrator, Vancouver, BC

* deceased
BOB WELBY MEMORIAL
RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AWARD
This special branch of the ISC Hall of Fame is reserved for individuals who have distinguished themselves through contributions of their time, talent and treasure to the International Softball Congress and fastpitch softball in general.
1991 * SARAH CALHOUN
Tournament Sponsor 1961-1969, Rock Island, IL
1992 * LARRY MILLER
Sponsor, MILLER TOYOTA, Salt Lake City, UT
1993 * RAY ANDERSON
Publisher, FASTPITCH BULLETIN
1994 DAVE BALL
Manager/Commissioner, Southern California
1997 LES CIGEL
Sponsor, ALL CAR ROADRUNNERS, Green Bay, WI
1999 CARL HANSEN
Sponsor, PAGE BRAKE, Salt Lake City, UT
2000 * LEO “LEFTY” BARTOS
Team & Program Administrator, Midland, MI
2002 NEIL FENNELL
Administrator, Perth, ON
2002 DAN YANTZI
Player – Contributor, Waterloo, ON
2004 * NORB THURMER
Manager, Sponsor, Contributor, St. Louis, MO
2006 * ART GILLIS
Manager, Sponsor, Administrator, Saginaw, MI
2007 BOB TOMLINSON
Publisher, Tournament Director, Contributor,
Poynette, WI
2008 AL DORAN
Web Site Director & Sport Information Distributor,
Richmond Hill, ON
2009 WES HAYMOND
Manager, coach, clinician, administrator,
Salt Lake City, UT
2010 THE SONNENTAG FAMILY
Sponsors and Contributors, Marathon, WI
2011 * DAVE BLACKBURN
Internet Streaming Developer, Tournament Director and Maccabi Games Promoter, Venice, CA
2012 * JOHN MILLER
Sponsor, Green Bay, WI
2013 * JIMMY DEAN
Manager/Contributor, Seattle, WA
2014 JOHN THOMPSON
Manager/Contributor, Waterloo, ON
2014 * GLENN VERGE
Sponsor, Newmarket, ON
2015 * JACK FIREMAN
Sponsor, Toronto, ON
2015 NICK MCCURRY
Sponsor, Ashland, OH
2016 * DANIEL D. DOLAN FAMILY
Sponsor, Aurora, IL
2018 JIM HALLMAN
Sponsor, Kitchener, ON
2019 DARREN DERRICKS
Sponsor, Denmark, WI
2021 * JIMMY DOYLE
Player/Builder, Clio, MI
2022 BOB McGOWAN
Administrator, Freelton, ON
2023 DR. BOB NYDICK
Sponsor, Miami Beach, FL
Qualifications
• Player candidates must have demonstrated outstanding playing ability during their playing years in ISC Tournaments and ISC affiliated leagues, must have been inactive for at least three years or have reached their 45th birthday when nominated, must have played in at least five ISC World Tournaments and must have been named to the ISC All-World (ISC All-American) team in at least one of the following combinations: (A) two times to the first team, (B) four times to the second team or (C) one time to the first team and two times to the second team.
• Managers/Coaches must have or managed or coached in at least 10 ISC World Tournaments.
• Administrator candidates must have at least 15 years of service with the ISC and must have demonstrated exemplary concern for the ISC and for the game of fastpitch softball.
• Umpire candidates must have at least ten years of service at the ISC World Tournament.
• The fourth category (Bob Welby Memorial Recognition of Service) honors those who have contributed greatly of their energy and resources in the support of ISC fastpitch softball.
• Voting shall be based upon the person’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contributions to the ISC organization.
• The ISC will consider a “last minute” induction for someone qualified but has a terminal illness and likely won’t live until the following year’s inductions. Such requests are to be sent to Hall of Fame Committee Chairman.
• Nominees not selected after three Board of Director votes must be re-nominated to the ISC Hall of Fame Committee.
• Nominations may be submitted by any interested party.
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