Softball Newfoundland Labrador

Executive of the Year Awards

Softball NL Board Member of the Year

  • 1983 Bill Abbott (St. John’s)
  • 1984 Gus Walters (St. John’s)
  • 1985 Mike Breen (St. John’s)
  • 1986 Bill Abbott (St. John’s)
  • 1987 Dave Saunders (Mount Pearl)
  • 1988 Gary Corbett (Holyrood)
  • 1989 Dave Saunders (Mount Pearl)
  • 1990 Bob French (Manuels)
  • 1991 to 1996 NOT AWARDED
  • 1997 Ivan Hapgood (Arnold’s Cove)
  • 1998 Bill Barron (St. John’s)

Note: This Award Was Abolished In 1999.

Male Executive of the Year

  • 1964 Bob Whelan (Kilbride)
  • 1965 Dave Metcalfe (Topsail)
  • 1966 Bernard Connolly (Conception Bay Central)
  • 1967 Bill Barron (St. John’s)
  • 1968 Charlie Dawe (Upper Gullies)
  • 1969 Gord Rendell (Happy Valley)
  • 1970 Bill Abbott (St. John’s) & Carl O’Reilly (Freshwater)
  • 1971 Bob Seaward (Corner Brook)
  • 1972 Charlie Hull (Conception Bay South)
  • 1973 NOT AWARDED
  • 1974 NOT AWARDED
  • 1975 Mike Flynn (Bay Roberts)
  • 1976 Dave Grimes (Windsor)
  • 1977 John Gorman (Harbour Main) & Barry Saunders (Bishop’s Falls)
  • 1978 Bill Hogan (Dunville)
  • 1979 Harry Power (St. John’s)
  • 1980 Harvey Bartlett (Labrador City)
  • 1981 Bob French (Manuels)
  • 1982 Ray Noel (St. John’s)
  • 1983 Calvin Waye (Happy Valley)
  • 1984 Terry Trainor (St. John’s)
  • 1985 John Martin (St. John’s)
  • 1986 Barry Stacey (Marystown)
  • 1987 Fraser Russell (Clarenville)
  • 1988 Duey Fitzgerald (St. John’s)
  • 1989 NOT AWARDED
  • 1990 NOT AWARDED

Female Executive of the Year Awards

  • 1977 Marie Knight (Grand Falls)
  • 1978 Debbie Delyzer (Gander)
  • 1979 Ruth Osmond (Grand Falls)
  • 1980 NOT AWARDED
  • 1981 Joy Seaward (Pasadena)
  • 1982 Joan Mercer (St. John’s)
  • 1983 Dawn Benson (St. John’s)
  • 1984 Cynthia Metcalfe (Bell Island)
  • 1985 Clara Mugford (Happy Valley)
  • 1986 Joan Crocker (Harbour Grace)
  • 1987 Clara Mugford (Happy Valley)
  • 1988 NOT AWARDED
  • 1989 Val Perry (Carbonear)
  • 1990 NOT AWARDED

Note: Effective 1991 The Executive of the Year Was Reduced To Two Categories:

  1. MINOR EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
  2. ADULT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Minor Executive of the Year Awards

  • 1979 Ken & Bernadette Schabell (Jerseyside)
  • 1980 Eleanor Patey (Labrador City)
  • 1981 Ron Healey (Bishop’s Falls)
  • 1982 Fred Jackson (Higher Levels)
  • 1983 Tom Tucker-Murphy (Dunville)
  • 1984 Ed Costigan (Harbour Main)
  • 1985 John Kennedy (Waterford Valley)
  • 1986 Jerry Kelly (Manuels)
  • 1987 Andrew Saunders (Gambo)
  • 1988 Betty Murphy (Waterford Valley)
  • 1989 Bernadette Schabell (Jerseyside)
  • 1990 Gerry Veitch (Waterford Valley)
  • 1991 Pat Poirier (Labrador City)
  • 1992 John Kavanagh (Ferryland)
  • 1993 Billy Doyle (Ferryland)
  • 1994 NOT AWARDED
  • 1995 Marion Kelly (Labrador City)
  • 1996 Margie Dicks (Waterford Valley)
  • 1997 Gerry Whitten (Waterford Valley)
  • 1998 Marion Kelly (Labrador City)
  • 1999 Paul Smith Sr. (Upper Gullies)
  • 2000 to 2008 NOT AWARDED
  • 2009 Paul Healey (Waterford Valley)
  • 2010 Sandra Parsons (Bay Roberts)
  • 2011 Don King (Waterford Valley)

Adult Executive of the Year Awards

  • 1991 Bob French (Manuels)
  • 1992 Ray Noel (St. John’s)
  • 1993 NOT AWARDED
  • 1994 Gus Walters (St. John’s)
  • 1995 Ivan Hapgood (Arnold’s Cove)
  • 1996 Gerry Veitch (St. John’s)
  • 1997 Val Newhook (St. John’s)
  • 1998 Ig Dunne (Mount Pearl)
  • 1999 to 2008 NOT AWARDED
  • 2009 Paul Smith Jr. (Upper Gullies)
  • 2010 Kathy Lukeman (Corner Brook)
  • 2011 Jason Manning (Placentia)

The Minor & Adult Executive of the Year Awards Were Abolished By Softball NL In 2012.