Ford Hoffman

  • Year:1974
  • Category:Contributor - Other
  • Other:Charter Member
    ASA Hall of Fame
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General Manager and coach of the Phoenix, Arizona Ramblers women’s fast pitch team from 1933 until it disbanded in 1958. Team won ASA national titles in 1940, 1948 and 1949. From 1958-1959, he served as president of the ASA. Was ASA Arizona commissioner for 20 years. Organized and was president of the Arizona Softball Foundation. Was a charter member and vice chairman of the National Hall of Fame Selection Committee. After retiring from softball, Hoffman worked in real estate and also bred rabbits. He was a graduate of Northern Arizona University and coached football at Arizona State College in Tempe, Arizona. Hoffman passed away August 23, 1989 of bone cancer. He was 81 years old.