By SHANE HURNDELL
Hawkes Bay Today
Photo / Duncan Brown – Hbt110795-03
The awards continue to flow for Hawke’s Bay softball legend and three-time world champion Chubb Tangaroa.
Less than a month after being inducted into the Unison Hawke’s Bay Sports Hall of Fame, Tangaroa, 48, was “recognised by the enemy” as he put it in Kitchener, Canada, at the weekend.
The two-time Ngati Kahungunu Sportsperson of the Year winner became the first international inductee at the Legends of Fastball Classic with an award of merit.
“It was unexpected … but a huge honour at the same time,” said Tangaroa yesterday.
The Canadians wanted to honour the former Black Sox pitcher and now Black Sox pitching coach’s contribution to the sport in North America. During his prime, Tangaroa spent 16 summers pitching in the United States through the 1980s and 90s.
He starred for California-based world powers such as the Nitehawks, Guinella Brothers, Decatur Pride and Nebraska’s Broken Bow Travelers. Click here for complete story and photo.