Within the Vintage Club, we have several distinguished players who have been inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame and the Northern California Senior Softball Hall of Fame, for their outstanding play and contributions to senior softball.
These include:
Ernie Gomez was inducted into the Northern California Senior Softball hall of fame in 2013. After proudly serving in the US Navy for many years, he was one of the original founding members of Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County. He served on the Vintage Board of Directors Board for several years. During Ernie’s years of playing senior softball, he has received many awards from Vintage. Those include sportsmanship, Certificate of Appreciation, Armen Parseghian, and lifetime achievement awards. He has managed Vintage teams for many of his Vintage years.
Bob Strand, was inducted into the Northern California Senior Softball hall of fame in 2009. He was affectionately known as “Mr. Tomahawk” or to others as the “Web Master”, he has played senior softball since 1993. Bob's career started as a member of both Vintage and Redwood City Señors. Using his computer expertise, Bob built up the Vintage and NCSSA's websites. He spent thousands of hours working and developing programs making it easier for NCSSA tournament directors and getting information out to players. One could say that Bob's value to NCSSA is “priceless”.
Morris Hosoda was inducted into the Northern California Senior Softball hall of fame in 2012. He is a charter member of the Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County since it was formed in 1987. Morris has served on the Vintage Board of Directors, and he was the first Vintage chaplain. Because of his many contributions to Vintage Softball, Morris received the Armen Parseghian Award, named for the founder of the Vintage Club. In 2007, he was the recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation for not only helping start the Vintage Softball Club but also for his continued participation. And in 2010, Morris received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vintage Board of Directors. He has played on the Vintage 60's and 65's, Palo Alto Chiefs 70's, and 75's and Redwood City Chiefs 80's tournament teams to name a few.
Frank Kirchman was inducted to the Northern California Senior Softball hall of fame in 2009. Frank began playing senior softball in the Vintage Softball League of Santa Clara County in 1990. As an outfielder, in 1994 he began playing for the State Roofing Royals. He moved from the area in 1996 and played for the Elk Grove Renegades until 2004. While representing Region One he was an NCSSA Board member for four years serving as President in 2001 and 2002
Noel Lanctot was inducted into the Northern California Senior Softball hall of fame in 2009. He has been playing senior softball since 1991. He is a past president of the Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County as well as a long time NCSSA board member. Noel has been doing some of the thankless NCSSA jobs such as the minutes and the rankings. He has been a tireless worker and is almost always cheerful around everyone except with an umpire or two. In many ways, he is the glue that holds NCSSA together. As a player and manager, Noel has played all over the US and is a member of the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. In addition to some of the Vintage tournament teams, Noel has played for the Cobras, Bandits and Diamond Nuts.
Jim Stapleton was inducted to the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2010. He can play every defensive position skillfully. He has an over .700 'on base percentage' in National Championship competition. He has that special gift to bring out the best in his fellow teammates. He has the personality, chemistry and heart, that make him a true winner." Larry Campbell said, "I have had the opportunity to coach and play with Jim, and have not had a better teammate. Jim is superior ballplayer as well as a gentleman and sportsman." Gary Tryhorn wrote, "Jim is a versatile and energetic player who never complains and can be found helping his teammates when they are not going well. He is a gentleman both on and off the field." Otis Menasco wrote, "Jim is an exceptional player with a slashing style that includes power to all fields. Jim is a ferocious competitor that never gives up in any game, no matter the score."
Ray Miranda a 2006 inductee National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. He plays with Vintage some weekdays. He also organizes a charity Vintage softball event every Christmas benefiting underprivileged children. Ray is a versatile fielder and steady hitter while always offering encouragement to his fellow teammates.
Pat McGuire a 2008 inductee National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. Pat Plays with Vintage most Saturdays. Born in San Jose, California in 1948, Pat has lived and worked in the area his entire life. After spending 31 years in the San Jose Police Department, Pat retired to play tournament softball. Larry Campbell has this to say about Pat, "He has consistently placed in the top 5 hitters and is noted for his ability to place the ball from line to line, yet still able to burn the outfield deep should they tire of his singles." Gary Tryhorn says, "Pat would play any position asked of him, and he would give you all he had."
Tom Palma is a 2000 inductee National Senior Softball Hall of Fame. Before retirement, Tom was a Santa Clara County Juvenile Probation officer. He straightened out thousands of wayward youths during his career. Now in retirement, Tom plays with Vintage every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Tom enjoys softball immensely, and he is a top notch player. His tournament team has no less than 8 other players also in the hall of fame. His team has won multiple World Championships.
2010 Morris Hosoda
2012 Frank Kadlecek and Ernie Gomez
2013 Don Muse
2014 Larry Murchison
2002 Larry Murchison
2003 Frank Kadlecek
2005 Tom Morse
2006 Jim Heath
2007 Frank Kadlecek
2008 Jim Callan
2009 Jim Gross
2010 Don Muse
2011 Dave Carothers
2012 Ernie Gomez
2013 Jim Gross
2014 Bob Bilikas
2015 Jack Boniface
2016 Mike Friedman
2017 Mark Loveless
2018 Tom Palma
2019 Tom Simpson
2021 Jeff Greenberg
2022 Lou Silver
2003 Richie Sutton
2005 Larry Murchison
2006 Ed McDonald
2007 Don Muse
2008 Pat Pizzo
2009 Jed Duggan
2010 Ernie Gomez
2011 Charlie Carinalli
2012 Kevin Austin
2013 Jim Batterson, Pat McNamara
2014 Ruby Cawley
2015 Lester Sutherland
2016 Gordon Jett
2017 Jessie Jessup, Pat McGuire
2018 George Hall, Blain Thomas, Dennis Maston
2019 Bob Lefevre, Paul Thesing
2022 Matt Santos. Mike McDonnell
1987-89 Armen Parseghian
1990 Jack Healey
1991-92 Ron Marchese
1993-95 Bill McCartney
1996 Chuck Hyde
1997-99 Noel Lanctot
2000 Dave Smith
2001-02 Charlie Sutton
2003-04 Wayne Fields
2005 Tom Morse, Larry Murchison
2006 Kevin Austin
2007-08 Jim Callan
2009-11 Joe DeSimone
2012-14 Mike Friedman
2015-17 Mark Loveless
2018-21 Jeff Greenberg