1988

Bob Kelly

Bob Kelly coached baseball at Yuma and Kofa High Schools for 36 years.  He was the head coach at Yuma for 21 years.  Kelly also coached football, basketball, and boys/girls golf. His overall baseball record was 299-159.  Coach Kelly was the ACA All Star Coach for the South Team in 1967.  Bob was the dedicatee for the 1969 ACA All Star Baseball Game.  Coach was also on the football staff for the 1956 ACA All Star Football Game. 

Jack Chisum

Jack Chisum led the Miami Vandals to the Arizona State Class 3A Baseball Championships in 1979 and 1980.  Chisum coached at Holbrook before moving to Miami for a total of 26 years in high school athletics.  Jack was the victorious ACA South Baseball Coach in 1979.  The Arizona Republic naes Chisum the Coahc or the Year AA-C in 1980.  Chisum's final record was 230-195.

Ted Fowler

Although he won a 4 year baseball scholarship to the University of Arizona after playing at Phoenix Union, Coach Fowler joined the Naval Reserves and served on the USS Yorktown during the Korean War.  Ted came home and finished his education at Arizona State University.   Fowler coached baseball for over 30 years at Peoria, North, and Mesa High Schools.  Fowler's Peoria Panthers were the 1957 State Champions.  Three years later Coach Fowler led the Phoenix North High School Mustangs to the 1960 State Title with a narrow 6-5 victory over Tucson High School. Fowler was selected to the head ba

Charlie Webb

Coach Charlie Webb was the head baseball coach at Phoenix Camelback High School from 1965 to 1986.  His Spartans were Divisional Champions 6 times.  His 1985 Spartans were the State Runner-Up to Tempe Mcclintock.  Webb's final overall record was 299-159. Coach Webb passed away in late January 2024 at the age of 90.

Matt O. Hanhila

Matt O. Hanhila was a scholar, teacher, administrator, coach, and official in Arizona's public school systems for an unbelievable career of 58 years.  Dr. Hanhila was born in Finland and came to this country in 1913.  He attended college and has the rare distinction of receiving his Bachelor's (Arizona State Teacher's College--now NAU), Master's (U of A), and PhD (Arizona State) degrees at all 3 of the major universities in the state.  Dr. Hanhila began his career in education in 1932 in Mohave County.  He taught nearly everything and coached all 4 major sports during that period.

Cliff Myrick

Cliff Myrick starred for Tucson High School's Badgers baseball team (batting average .533)  when they won the 5A State Title in 1945. Myrick went on to star in American Legion Baseball at the National level before coming back to Tucson to play for Frank Sancet at the University of Arizona.  After graduation, Myrick coached baseball, softball, and volleyball for 27 years at Catalina High School.  Cliff was the Tucson Daily Star's Coach of the Year in 1976.  He coached the ACA South All Star baseball teams in 1969 and 1983.  His overall record was 329-213-14.   Coach Myrick was inducted into