Passing of 1989 ISC MVP & Hall of Famer Randy Burnside
Blair Setford • November 13, 2023
1989 ISC MVP and Hall of Famer Randy Burnside
The ISC is saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame Player (2005) Randy Burnside, of Seattle, WA.
A four-time ISC All-World player, Randy played on two of the best teams in their respective decades, the Seattle Pay’n Pak team of the 1980s and then the Penn Corp/NHCD dynasty in the 1990s.
He was the ISC World Tournament MVP in 1989 and was the co-leader in RBIs that year as Sioux City won the second of their four titles.
We offer our deepest sympathies to the Burnside family and Randy's friends and former teammates.
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