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Ralph
Hall is publishing that Texas Softball
Hall of Fame will not be offering
services for softball Leagues or
Tournaments in 2024. Ralph may choose to
umpire occasionally for a Senior
Softball event, a league, or a special
event but, not as a Texas Softball Hall of
Fame represntative.
The time
has come for Ralph Hall to continue
retirement and move on to the next
season of his life. He looks forward to
embracing a new vision for his life,
time, and energy.
Ralph is
grateful for the millions of
participants with him over the last 40
years. He has a deep sense of gratitude
for those who became good friends and
loyal supporters, particularly for the
hundreds of thousands who prayed for him
and with him. Also, he thankfully
acknowledges the trophy vendors, t-shirt
designers, tech support individuals,
private complex owners and managers,
team managers and coaches, ground crews,
Mo. City, Houston, Richmond, Bellaire,
and Seguin City workers, Fort Bend and
Harris County workers, HCSSL, various
YMCAs, Texas Instruments, the Boards of
Directors, and spiritual leaders, who
were all helpful people in supporting
him to love and lead many softball
communities.
Likewise, the
178 umpires who served as ambassadors to
the softball Communities, will always be
greatly appreciated. Additionally, the
professional associations of NASO, ASA,
USSSA, NSA, and USA have been reliable
partners in helping in the development
and maintaining of high standards
throughout the years. The producing or
directing of 877 Tournaments and 773 Leagues at 31 locations and 71 different
fields were awesome individual
achievements and corporate
accomplishments, whose records will
likely be unmatched for a long time.
Finally,
all of the Charity and Celebrity events
in which he was a part were thoroughly
enjoyable.
The
policy from the first pitch until the
last will always remain, “We do not invite the
great teams to humble the rest, we
invite the humble to become great.”
God’s
blessings on those who wisely choose to
live the twin Legacies of Sportsmanship and
Character.
I am
Ralph Hall, Jr. and I approve of this
message, June 20, 2024.
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