A celebration of life will be held at the Bravo Family Mortuary, 4427 Rainier Avenue, San Diego, on Sunday January 28th. Doors will open for visitation at 12:30 pm and the service will begin at 1:00 pm. https://www.bravofamilymortuary.com/ From Legacy.com Editor's note I played against Dave in the San Diego leagues over the years, and was lucky enough to call … [Read more...]
Passing of Long Beach Nitehawks Hall of Famer Nick Hopkins
We sadly report the passing of Long Beach Nitehawks Hall of Famer Nick Hopkins. Nick joined the Nitehawks in 1959 and played with the team for 18 years. He was inducted into the ISC Fastpitch Hall of Fame in 1992 and to the Long Beach Softball and Baseball Hall of Fame in its inaugural year, 2004. Editor's Note: We've update this post to add Memorial Service information, … [Read more...]
Passing of John Wilson, ISC Hall of Famer (1998)
Celebration of Life - September 10, 2022 at Yorba Linda John Wilson, former Long Beach Nitehawk and Lakewood Jet has passed away. Playing Career with the Long Beach Nitehawks and Lakewood Jets John played for Long Beach in 1972, and 1977 through 1980, and for the Lakewood Jets from 1973 through 1976. For John, one ISC World Title (Jets, 1976), and four runner-up ISC … [Read more...]
Passing of Ray Liotta (updated)
(Updated 5/29/22) Editor's Note: We've updated this post to add Kevin Costner's comments, memories of Ray Liotta from the filming of Field of Dreams. (Scroll to bottom) Sad news today, with the passing of Ray Liotta, at the age of 67. For many, his role as Henry Hill in the movie "Good Fellas" was his most memorable. To me, Liotta will always be Shoeless Joe, in Field … [Read more...]
Passing of Colin Smith
Brampton, Ontario, Canada From Dignity Memorial, Brampton, Ontario, Canada: Passed away peacefully on Monday Nov 1, 2021. Beloved husband of Beryl (deceased), loving father of Frank (Sandi), Scott (Karen) and Darren (Shirley). Cherished grandfather of Holly, Conner, MacKayla, Joshua, Dolores, Jackie and Amanda. Loving great grandfather of Cheyenne, Michael, John, Julia … [Read more...]
Remembering Rob Scheller: Hard-throwing pitcher “loved the game”
"He's one of those throw-back players who loved the game." From the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Saskatoon SK By Kevin Mitchell • Saskatoon Star Phoenix Publishing, Aug 19, 2021 Rick Ruzesky remembers well what it was like to face down Rob Scheller’s windmill. Scheller, once one of the world’s great fastball pitchers, died this past week in Saskatoon of a brain … [Read more...]
In Memoriam – Rob Scheller
From James Jones, courtesy of Ferdi Nelissen From Ferdi Nelissen Extremely Sad News. Canadian great Rob Scheller has passed away. For the most part I played against Rob but was very fortunate to catch him as a teammate in 1997 at the Canadian National Championship in Victoria. As hard and heavy a drop as I have ever caught. Rob was a truly gifted pitcher who played at … [Read more...]